VP8 and MPEG LA (WebM blog)
VP8 and MPEG LA (WebM blog)
Posted Mar 9, 2013 0:36 UTC (Sat) by xnox (guest, #63320)In reply to: VP8 and MPEG LA (WebM blog) by Company
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If by writing code, you violate a patent, the license of your code does not prevent that, nor save/help you.
Posted Mar 16, 2013 7:53 UTC (Sat)
by drag (guest, #31333)
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Saying that you can take VP8 code and combine it with x264 to make a patent-free H.264 implementation (or whatever your approach is) is like saying: I paid my taxes this year so I can speed on the highway without fear of getting a ticket.
VP8 and MPEG LA (WebM blog)
Yes. Patent law and copyright law are entirely different items. People lump them together and call them all 'IP', but it's not a accurate representation of how the law works.