How many more days are the H.264 patents relevant?
How many more days are the H.264 patents relevant?
Posted Jun 2, 2025 17:54 UTC (Mon) by ebiederm (subscriber, #35028)Parent article: OpenH264 induces headaches for Fedora
I took a quick look and it appears all of the patents except the US patents expire this year.
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_H....
Does anyone know if the above list is accurate?
Is anyone making plans to take advantage of the imminent expiration of the H.264 patents?
This feels like a situation where folks should maintain the current status quo for the rest of the year, and then see what it takes to change.
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