f-bomb! ty for those resources Richard. On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 3:48 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Tom Glod wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 1:36 PM Mark Waddingham wrote: > > > >> H264 is patent encumbered - in order to distribute software > >> containing an implementation you need to license the MPEG-LA patent > >> pool. > >> > >> That's why you won't find any public CEF prebuilts with the flag > >> enabled. > > > > If I do that ..... I then have to make my own build of CEF, My own > > build of Livecode, and then build my standalones? What could go > > wrong?.... > > Patent litigation. > > The licensing around h.264 is complex enough that the owning patent > pool, MPEG-LA, has put together an FAQ to help navigate its rules: > http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/FAQ.aspx > > Numerous lay articles have been written to help consumers and developers > try to navigate that legal minefield: > > H.264, patent licensing, and you > > https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/know-your-rights-h-264-patent-licensing-and-you/ > > A closer look at the costs (and fine print) of H.264 licenses > > https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-closer-look-at-the-costs-and-fine-print-of-h-264-licenses/ > > H.264 patents: how much do they really cost? > https://www.zdnet.com/article/h-264-patents-how-much-do-they-really-cost/ > > Oh so many more: > https://duckduckgo.com/?q=h.264+patent+licensing > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
