beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expiredmeta.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkThe Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expiredmeta.wikimedia.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZarxrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoNo, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.
minus-squareadarza@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agohaven’t used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old ‘archives’ though.
minus-squarepsycotica0@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoYeah… that’s why it’s allowed to expire now. We don’t allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛
No, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.
haven’t used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old ‘archives’ though.
Yeah… that’s why it’s allowed to expire now. We don’t allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛