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Re:Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years (2024) by culturestate on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @04:00AM (#44307652)
No, they’re in a patent pool. There’s what looks like a relatively up-to-date list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via-LA#H.265/HEVC_licensors
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Re:Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years (2024) by TeMPOraL on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @04:37AM (#44307895)
5203 active patents for HEVC, 1480 for H.264. That's just plain insane! I get that video formats are complex, but complex enough to consist of 5000+ distinct, nontrivial inventions?
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Re:Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years (2024) by j16sdiz on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @07:44AM (#44309009)
Many of those are just marginally related, and might not apply to the actual standard.
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