Yes and no.
Hardware = pay google -
Proprietary software = pay google or 3rd party -
Open source (d@v1d) = free (this is what most people use = VLC Player)
I don’t know, but if it is, why take chances with yet another codec? The hazard is less about the developers asserting patents than trolls coming out of the woodwork after the codec is deployed.
AV1 and AV2 are both patent free and nobody will be able to grab them to be a patent troll, that’s the point. Maybe you should start educating yourself a bit on the subject before ranting?
Patent troll = someone pops up claiming av1 or av2 infringes on some obscure patent that they control. That happens all the time. There’s no way to guarantee that it won’t happen with any codec or really with anything. It is very expensive to defend against even when the claim is bogus.
That happens all the time. There’s no way to guarantee that it won’t happen with any codec or really with anything.
Yes, so there’s no reason to hold back on releasing updates, since it could very well happen on AV1.
It is very expensive to defend against even when the claim is bogus.
The principle behind AV1, once again, is to have a modern codec that is out of reach from patent trolls. Those who are part of the AOM consortium, which developed this codec, have all contractually agreed to unconditionally license all patents they hold that are necessary for the implementation of the codec.
And those who are not part of the consortium and who would like to claim patents relating to the AV1 or AV2 codecs would have to face the legal teams of the companies part of said consortium, including Amazon, Alibaba, Adobe, AMD, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla Foundation, ARM, Huawei, Samsung, Tencent, Meta, Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, and other large companies.
The AV1 and AV2 codecs, after perhaps H264, are the most secure codecs available today in terms of patent trolls. Nobody has both the will and the means to attack it.
Isn’t AV1 patent free?
Yes and no. Hardware = pay google - Proprietary software = pay google or 3rd party - Open source (d@v1d) = free (this is what most people use = VLC Player)
I don’t know, but if it is, why take chances with yet another codec? The hazard is less about the developers asserting patents than trolls coming out of the woodwork after the codec is deployed.
Imagine living in a place where software patents exist
AV1 and AV2 are both patent free and nobody will be able to grab them to be a patent troll, that’s the point. Maybe you should start educating yourself a bit on the subject before ranting?
Patent troll = someone pops up claiming av1 or av2 infringes on some obscure patent that they control. That happens all the time. There’s no way to guarantee that it won’t happen with any codec or really with anything. It is very expensive to defend against even when the claim is bogus.
Yes, so there’s no reason to hold back on releasing updates, since it could very well happen on AV1.
The principle behind AV1, once again, is to have a modern codec that is out of reach from patent trolls. Those who are part of the AOM consortium, which developed this codec, have all contractually agreed to unconditionally license all patents they hold that are necessary for the implementation of the codec.
And those who are not part of the consortium and who would like to claim patents relating to the AV1 or AV2 codecs would have to face the legal teams of the companies part of said consortium, including Amazon, Alibaba, Adobe, AMD, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla Foundation, ARM, Huawei, Samsung, Tencent, Meta, Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, and other large companies.
The AV1 and AV2 codecs, after perhaps H264, are the most secure codecs available today in terms of patent trolls. Nobody has both the will and the means to attack it.