[Bug 593477] Re: Use VP8/WebM as the default video codec/format

2011-05-01 Thread verb3k
So in your country, both H.264 and VP8 are on the same grounds legally. Then why do you choose H.264 over VP8? 1-The VP8 format bitstream is final, and its patents are provided under an open license, so there is nothing left for Google to control, apart from developing/improving the reference impl

[Bug 593477] Re: Use VP8/WebM as the default video codec/format

2011-04-30 Thread verb3k
@Rémi Denis-Courmont: VP8 is endorsed by the Free Software Foundation as its patent license is compliant with software freedom. It is because Google owned the patents that they were able to license them with that open license. Patents aren't code. You can't "release" them or nullify them once they