Re:YouTube no longer supports 4K video playback in Safari
by WildUtah on Sunday January 15, 2017 @09:05AM
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Alphabet's Google's Youtube already pays the maximum annual license fees to MPEG-LA. They're not concerned about saving money by switching.
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Re:YouTube no longer supports 4K video playback in Safari
by MyOwnSpirit on Sunday January 15, 2017 @09:18AM
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Also people maybe should realize that vp8 and vp9 are not entirely based on free patents. Instead, Google pays companies to use their patents and distribute the related technologies freely.