AV1's open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

26 pointsjoshcartme3mo ago4 comments

4 comments

4 comments · 2 top-level

throw0101a3mo ago· 2 in thread

Software patents suck. :/

joshcartmeOP3mo ago

Yeah I'm curious to see how this turns out, because I think part of the appeal of AV1 was how it's unencumbered by them

jrepinc3mo ago

Yup software patents are terribly bad, we need to abolish them https://endsoftwarepatents.org/

ZeroGravitas3mo ago

This is a very one sided take, to the point of being a press release from what are effectively professional scam artists and my respect for Ars Technica reporting has been decreased a notch for posting this.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse