JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codecarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down13cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareFG_3479@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoTheora is an old and very inefficient codec. VP8, VP9, and now AV1 have succeeded it.
minus-squareVenia Silente@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoBut all of those are VPs are patent encumbered, right?
minus-squareFG_3479@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoThey are not supposed to be but Sisvel claims they are.
Theora is an old and very inefficient codec. VP8, VP9, and now AV1 have succeeded it.
But all of those are VPs are patent encumbered, right?
They are not supposed to be but Sisvel claims they are.