Patent clarifications
Patent clarifications
Posted Jun 3, 2025 21:51 UTC (Tue) by ocrete (subscriber, #107180)Parent article: OpenH264 induces headaches for Fedora
There are a few inaccuracies around the patents in the article:
1. MPEG LA (now VIA/LA) doesn't own any patents, they're just a middle man collecting the royalties on behalf of the patent holders (called licensors). Those are companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Sony, etc. The full list for H.264 is here: https://www.via-la.com/licensing-2/avc-h-264/avc-h-264-li...
2. The yearly cap for H.264 licensing is $9.75 M, no need to look for leaked presentations, they're all clearly listed on the VIA/LA website: https://www.via-la.com/licensing-2/avc-h-264/avc-h-264-li...