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> Certainly the risk is better with a royalty-free video codec, though. I'm not sure what this means. A royalty-free video codec basically has a bullseye pain
by saidajigumi 11y ago
> Certainly the risk is better with a royalty-free video codec, though.
I'm not sure what this means. A royalty-free video codec basically has a bullseye painted on it from the perspective of existing rightsholders. The only reason such entities might exercise restraint is because the cost/benefit analysis doesn't support litigation. Even if they don't think a competitor codec is a threat at the outset, there's nothing stopping an attacker from just sitting on the sidelines and waiting until the threat profile (and depth of infringers's pockets) becomes clearer. I.e. the "submarine patent" model, except it could even be a known patent in this case.
edit: clarity.
- TD-Linux 11y agoEr, sorry, you're right, that was a bad assertion. The submarine patent risk is pretty much the same in both cases - RF does not make it better. Early declarations to discourage use are more likely towards RF codecs, but are also easier to deal with. I think Daala's development process (and IPR disclosure policies at the IETF) reduce the risk substantially. However, this is not automatically true of any RF codec.