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A comment on Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android. Parent comment

Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by ksec on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:05AM (#22254638)
>I don't know why anyone would want a patent encumbered pay-to-use video codec

Again AV1 is not Patent free either.

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Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by M2Ys4U on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:57AM (#22255358)
But it is royalty-free. The patents are freely licensed to those implementing/using AV1.
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