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0 pointsshmerl13y ago0 comments

> I would expect trouble with the adoption of VP9 given Google's moves with Mortorola's patents.

How exactly? There is no indication that Google wants to make VP9 patent encumbered, since their whole idea behind VP8 was to enable high quality open video codec for the Web and beyond. If VP9 will be their natural next step, it will be open as well. If Daala comes soon enough too - it will be another option.

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protomyth13y ago

There are patents covering VP8 and I would bet VP9 also is covered.

shmerlOP13y ago

That's true, and Google explicitly granted their free usage, thus the codec is open in all senses of the word. I'd expect the same story with VP9. So what's your point?

http://www.webmproject.org/license/bitstream/

http://www.webmproject.org/license/software/

http://www.webmproject.org/license/additional/

protomyth13y ago

Google went back on what Motorola had already pledged when they bought them. What assurance does anyone have that Google won't do the same again?

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protomyth13y ago

There are patents covering VP8 and I would bet VP9 also is covered.

shmerlOP13y ago

That's true, and Google explicitly granted their free usage, thus the codec is open in all senses of the word. I'd expect the same story with VP9. So what's your point?

http://www.webmproject.org/license/bitstream/

http://www.webmproject.org/license/software/

http://www.webmproject.org/license/additional/

protomyth13y ago

Google went back on what Motorola had already pledged when they bought them. What assurance does anyone have that Google won't do the same again?

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