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https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-mpeg-la-settle-long-running-vp8h-264-patent-dispute/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-mpeg-la-settle-long... S
by Twirrim 9y ago
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-mpeg-la-settle-long-running-vp8h-264-patent-dispute/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-mpeg-la-settle-long...
So far as I can see, that's the final state. Google ended up having to get a license from the MPEG-LA VP8 patent pool.
- magicalist 9y agofrom your link: > Google's Serge Lachapelle notes that today's agreement is "not an acknowledgment" that VP8 infringes on any of the patents claimed by MPEG LA https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg06631.html https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg0663...
- shmerl 9y agoBad for Google, but it's not a proof that they require a license. The court didn't rule on it, so it just shows that they didn't want to fight the troll further.