Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration

Posted May 28, 2010 5:26 UTC (Fri) by josh (subscriber, #17465)
In reply to: Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration by dkk
Parent article: Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration

See the WebM FAQ, question "Why didnt you use the Apache license?".

Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration

Posted Jun 3, 2010 13:24 UTC (Thu) by dkk (guest, #50184) [Link] (1 responses)

"Whoever filed the litigation would still be able to use the software they are suing over and still be in compliance with the license"

is this really so big a deal?

Google asks for delay in WebM license consideration

Posted Jun 3, 2010 14:51 UTC (Thu) by hadess (subscriber, #24252) [Link]

Most certainly.

Imagine a hardware manufacturer, or software vendor that sells a product with WebM support (eg. through YouTube integration). File a lawsuit against Google because WebM infringes on some patent, but keep on shipping products with WebM support.

That would keep litigators in their closets if WebM has any traction at that point.