Post #3941597
2026-07-19 20:19 UTC
MPEG-4 is finally patent free :O https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired
Replies (2)
-
@clonejo@social.troll.academy 2026-07-19 20:30
@techokami@woof.tech @jn@boopsnoot.de h264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) is still patent-encumbered, right?
-
@mox@social.4572.fyi 2026-07-24 19:39
@techokami@woof.tech I don't get why it was patented to begin with, isn't it all just based on QTFF?QTFF has been open since 2001 afaik so it doesn't make a lot of sense to me why mpeg-4 isn't.