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Whether AV1 is patent free isn’t clear cut, it seems: FTA: “…AOM and its members may be imposing licensing terms (mandatory royalty-free cross licensing) on in
by Someone 4y ago
Whether AV1 is patent free isn’t clear cut, it seems:
FTA: “…AOM and its members may be imposing licensing terms (mandatory royalty-free cross licensing) on innovators that were not a part of AOM at the time of the creation of the AV1 technical, but whose patents are deemed essential to (its) technical specifications," the paper said.”
- DiabloD3 4y agoStandard anti-patent language to neuter the patents against AV1 users and implementors. Until patent reform occurs, it's the best we got, and the closest we can get to keeping FOSS patent-free. This is no different than the GPLv3 anti-patent language, imo.