That 5-star review is wonderful

> 5.0 | Typical 5 star-reviewer

> I enjoy putting my hand into a garbage disposal and giving money to large corporations.

> Ezra , 5/21/2024

At least in that case they probably need to pay (some of) that into the multiple patent pools for HEVC. It's the corporate centipede of microtransactions.

HEVC is a garbage fire from a rights/patent perspective.

How come ffmpeg can do it for free then? Are they violating patent law?

From https://ffmpeg.org/legal.html:

> Q: Bottom line: Should I be worried about patent issues if I use FFmpeg?

> A: Are you a private user working with FFmpeg for your own personal purposes? If so, there is remarkably little reason to be concerned. Are you using FFmpeg in a commercial software product? Read on to the next question...

> Q: Is it perfectly alright to incorporate the whole FFmpeg core into my own commercial product?

> A: You might have a problem here. There have been cases where companies have used FFmpeg in their products. These companies found out that once you start trying to make money from patented technologies, the owners of the patents will come after their licensing fees. Notably, MPEG LA is vigilant and diligent about collecting for MPEG-related technologies.