cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22949658
If I’m interpreting this correctly, many MP4 patents are going to expire next year. 🎉
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22949658
If I’m interpreting this correctly, many MP4 patents are going to expire next year. 🎉
But non-free?
Never cared. I’m one of those people that would indeed download a car.
God I wish
No, e.g. the package x264 from videolan.org is free software (FOSS) with GPL2+ licence.
It is also illegal in most places beside France
Not enforced so you should use it but it is technically illegal. Same thing with Linux distros shipping anything under patent.
I think you’re mixing the
libdvdcsslibrary for playing protected DVDs or referring to some other non-free, patented codec with thex264package implementation of the H.264 codec, which the patent holders allowed to be used freely for non-commercial use.That depends on where you live. In many parts of the world, software patents don’t exist and aren’t applied.
Commercial use requires payment to patent holders, free use does not (whenever end user does not pay to watch). I dont know how ad supported streams are categorized, probably commercial. For personal use, I wouldnt worry about the license. Worry when you start a streaming server and start making revenue.