monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 3 months agoA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinelinux@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.commonica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 3 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinelinux@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareegregiousRac@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAs a general rule, somebody is going to patent every aspect of these formats. They haven’t been demanding licensing fees from open projects, so they aren’t being baddies. The fact that they could kept a lot of projects from including direct support.
As a general rule, somebody is going to patent every aspect of these formats. They haven’t been demanding licensing fees from open projects, so they aren’t being baddies. The fact that they could kept a lot of projects from including direct support.