Comment on Google licenses VP8 patents from MPEG-LAparentComments−duskwuff13y> OTOH, there's probably nothing to worry about now since Google has licensed the patents on behalf of everyone.Or have they? The press release says that Google can sublicense the patents to other VP8 implementors...edit: never mind, the rtcweb post (below) nails it down a bit.−wmf13yThey just sent this out: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg06631... "Google intends to license the techniques under terms that are in line with the W3C’s definition of a Royalty Free License."(I also see they're playing a bit of the martyr by saying "This agreement is not an acknowledgment that the licensed techniques read on VP8." As if the truth has anything to do with patents.)−duskwuff13yThe W3C's definition of a "Royalty Free License", for reference:http://www.w3.org/2004/02/05-patentsummary.html
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> OTOH, there's probably nothing to worry about now since Google has licensed the patents on behalf of everyone.
Or have they? The press release says that Google can sublicense the patents to other VP8 implementors...
edit: never mind, the rtcweb post (below) nails it down a bit.
They just sent this out: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg06631... "Google intends to license the techniques under terms that are in line with the W3C’s definition of a Royalty Free License."
(I also see they're playing a bit of the martyr by saying "This agreement is not an acknowledgment that the licensed techniques read on VP8." As if the truth has anything to do with patents.)
The W3C's definition of a "Royalty Free License", for reference:
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/05-patentsummary.html