monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 month agoA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down17cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.commonica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 month agomessage-square29linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
minus-squareegregiousRac@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoAs a general rule, somebody is going to patent every aspect of these formats. They haven’t been demanding licensing fees from open projects, so they aren’t being baddies. The fact that they could kept a lot of projects from including direct support.
As a general rule, somebody is going to patent every aspect of these formats. They haven’t been demanding licensing fees from open projects, so they aren’t being baddies. The fact that they could kept a lot of projects from including direct support.