The H.264 problem looks just like the first stages of the LZW patent fiasco all over again. People think it's OK and it gets widely adopted. But at some point l

The H.264 problem looks just like the first stages of the LZW patent fiasco all over again. People think it's OK and it gets widely adopted. But at some point lawyers will start sending letters. Given history on the subject, the questions are "when" and "who", not "if." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Unisys_and_LZW_patent_enforcement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Uni...