That's patently wrong[1] Money quote : "H.264 is a newer video codec. The standard first came out in 2003, but continues to evolve. An automatically generated

That's patently wrong[1] Money quote : "H.264 is a newer video codec. The standard first came out in 2003, but continues to evolve. An automatically generated patent expiration list is available at H.264 Patent List based on the MPEG-LA patent list. The last expiration is US 7826532 on 29 nov 2027 ( note that 7835443 is divisional, but the automated program missed that). US 7826532 was first filed in 05 sep 2003 and has an impressive 1546 day extension. It will be a while before H.264 is patent free." (emphasis mine) [1] https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-mp3-mpeg-2-h264/ https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-...