Re:"I closed MPEG on 2 Jun '20 when I left because obscure f...
by astrange on Thursday August 07, 2025 @10:44AM
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EU would be one of the places that doesn't have software patents, which is why VLC is based there.
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Re:"I closed MPEG on 2 Jun '20 when I left because obscure f...
by rowanG077 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @10:52AM
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It's not that simple. Software patents exists in the EU, the requirements are much more strict though. For example Netflix was ordered to cease their use of H265 in germany: https://www.nexttv.com/news/achtung-baby-netflix-loses-paten...