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Wouldn't the need for a patent cross-licensing initiative seem to confirm that WebM is broadly patent encumbered?
by msbarnett 16y ago
Wouldn'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.