Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases
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Existing licensees are grandfathered.
  • _stranger_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    13 hours ago

    This reads like a lawyer was holding a shotgun to your head while you were typing it. I have to assume we won’t get any more explanation than that 🤣.

    • Newsteinleo@infosec.pubEnglish
      4·
      12 hours ago

      I agree with most of Stallman’s views on proprietary code. However, the one time I met him in person I found him to be off putting. I am not going to get into details because this is the internet and I know how people are.

        • Newsteinleo@infosec.pubEnglish
          21·
          12 hours ago

          I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics.