> Exactly the patent threat will come from the MPEG-LA or the members directly. Because if VP9 is indeed similar to H.265
Why would they design the codec to be vulnerable to patent attacks? VP8 was designed to work around threats from H.264. They surely applied the same logic for VP9 since they intend it for practical use and not as theoretical brain exercise. MPEG-LA spits threats all the time, including against Theora and VP8, but they have no teeth to bite.
Comments
> Exactly the patent threat will come from the MPEG-LA or the members directly. Because if VP9 is indeed similar to H.265
Why would they design the codec to be vulnerable to patent attacks? VP8 was designed to work around threats from H.264. They surely applied the same logic for VP9 since they intend it for practical use and not as theoretical brain exercise. MPEG-LA spits threats all the time, including against Theora and VP8, but they have no teeth to bite.