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This is more about staring down Apple and MPEGLA, who both have commented that they think WebM is broadly patent encumbered.
by randall 16y ago
This is more about staring down Apple and MPEGLA, who both have commented that they think WebM is broadly patent encumbered.
- msbarnett 16y agoWouldn't the need for a patent cross-licensing initiative seem to confirm that WebM is broadly patent encumbered?
- kenjackson 16y agoYes. They've basically just formed an MPEG-LA like patent pool with no royalty. This is effectively what MPEG-LA requested, except of course they running the pool. This is a good move on Google's part, although I am still skeptical that during this process they may hit patents that are already in one of the MPEG-LA pools.
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoThat's the beauty of the political process that decides these "technical" decisions. If you give protection then you're admitting there's a problem, if you don't then they can attack you for not being prepared. It's a catch-22 that people are happy to attack you with while claiming they just want the technically superior codec to win.