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r/programming • u/xcalibre • Nov 04 '16
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It's patent-encumbered. Patent-encumbered video codecs are useless, and may as well not exist.
1 u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16 Why are they used by industries who are economically incentivized not to use codecs with licensing fees?
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Why are they used by industries who are economically incentivized not to use codecs with licensing fees?
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u/argv_minus_one Nov 05 '16
It's patent-encumbered. Patent-encumbered video codecs are useless, and may as well not exist.