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Re:The Fight for Patent-Unencumbered Media Codecs Is Nearly Won by wtetzner on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @12:37PM (#16117003)
I think the problem is that it limits competition. The established companies with deep pockets have an advantage if royalties have to be paid.

This is bad for users, whether they realize it or not. They end up with fewer (and potentially worse) options.

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Re:The Fight for Patent-Unencumbered Media Codecs Is Nearly Won by scarface74 on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @04:14PM (#16119133)
The cost for a creating, hosting and streaming video is huge. If a new entrant has the funding to create and host compelling video, I doubt that the minuscule cost of royalties will make or break them.
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