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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22949658
If I’m interpreting this correctly, many MP4 patents are going to expire next year. 🎉
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22949658
If I’m interpreting this correctly, many MP4 patents are going to expire next year. 🎉
But non-free?
That depends on where you live. In many parts of the world, software patents don’t exist and aren’t applied.
Never cared. I’m one of those people that would indeed download a car.
God I wish
No, e.g. the package x264 from videolan.org is free software (FOSS) with GPL2+ licence.
Commercial use requires payment to patent holders, free use does not (whenever end user does not pay to watch). I dont know how ad supported streams are categorized, probably commercial. For personal use, I wouldnt worry about the license. Worry when you start a streaming server and start making revenue.