This idea might have come from the liability that can come downstream if an unlicensed (or inappropriately licensed) encoder was used to create the asset. I could see an argument for making the end distributor liable for the encoding royalty.
[1] If the file really is in another format and not just an obfuscated H.264. Judges aren't generally idiots and don't like it when you suggest they are.
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I don't think there is such a thing[1].
This idea might have come from the liability that can come downstream if an unlicensed (or inappropriately licensed) encoder was used to create the asset. I could see an argument for making the end distributor liable for the encoding royalty.
[1] If the file really is in another format and not just an obfuscated H.264. Judges aren't generally idiots and don't like it when you suggest they are.