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Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond

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548 points CharlesW | 1 comments | 05 Dec 25 00:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ksec ◴[05 Dec 25 12:03 UTC] No.46160145[source]▶
Worth a note, H.264 High Profile is patent free in most countries and soon be patent free too in US.
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sylware ◴[05 Dec 25 12:08 UTC] No.46160200[source]▶
Isn't AV1 on the level of H.265? And are H.265 and the future H.266(will face the upcoming av2) free of charge forever and wherever like av[12]?

They could do the Big Tech way: make it all 'free' for a good while, estinguish/calm down any serious competition, then make them not 'free' anymore.

In the end, you cannot trust them.

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1. anordal ◴[05 Dec 25 16:18 UTC] No.46163368[source]▶
Absolutely not.

I wish everyone knew the difference between patents and copyright.

You can download an open source HEVC codec, and use it for all they care according to their copyright. But! You also owe MPEG-LA 0.2 USD if you want to use it, not to mention an undisclosed sum to actors like HEVC Advance and all the other patent owners I don't remember, because they have their own terms, and it's not their problem that you compiled an open source implementation.