> not having open licensing is not a deal breaker Which is what everyone says right up until the point it does become a deal breaker, such as with the rumbling

> not having open licensing is not a deal breaker Which is what everyone says right up until the point it does become a deal breaker, such as with the rumblings about content royalties. The better approach is to stick with the royalty-free licensing principles the web is built on from the start: https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent/ https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent/ Royalty-free internet and web standards have unlocked massive value (and massive profits) for all participants on the web. Audio and video formats can and should stick to these same principles.