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The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired (meta.wikimedia.org)
submitted 3 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1274407/the-last-mpeg-4-visual-patent-has-expired

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[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

haven't used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old 'archives' though.

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah... that's why it's allowed to expire now. We don't allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛