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Re:Modern codecs like AV1 can bring better quality video to ... by CharlesW on Sunday July 15, 2018 @04:31PM (#17536910)
The article also incorrectly calls AV1 "patent free".

It's royalty-free, but what that really means is that contributors are licensing their AV1-connected patents to everyone for free. That's all fine and good as long as AV1 isn't found to infringe on patents owned by non-AOM members.

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Re:Modern codecs like AV1 can bring better quality video to ... by threeseed on Sunday July 15, 2018 @04:50PM (#17537014)
AV1 is almost guaranteed to infringe on patents too.

VP8/VP9 both were patent encumbered and required licensing from MPEG-LA. It's going to be interesting to see what happens if AV1 does take off whether the big MPEG-LA patent contributors decide to go for royalties.

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Re:Modern codecs like AV1 can bring better quality video to ... by vetinari on Sunday July 15, 2018 @06:00PM (#17537327)
> VP8/VP9 both were patent encumbered and required licensing from MPEG-LA.

They were not. MPEG-LA tried a little FUD to slow down the adoption of VP8/VP9.

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Re:Modern codecs like AV1 can bring better quality video to ... by shmerl on Sunday July 15, 2018 @05:26PM (#17537174)
No, VP8 and VP9 were not. That's a fake claim.

> big MPEG-LA patent contributors decide to go for royalties.

There are enough big backers of AV1 to beat back racketeers who will try to stop it.

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