Daring Fireball: GIF, H.264, and Patents
This uncertain patent landscape is reportedly one reason Apple doesn’t support Ogg Theora. If some patent troll decides H.264 violates a patent, they must go to court with MPEG LA, not individual licensees. If a patent troll decides Ogg Theora violates a patent, they might sue those who are using it.
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An interesting view on the video codecs discussion. Maybe in fact MPEG LA group can be trusted to not demand patent fees as soon as H.264 will become ubiquitous? Anyway, Ogg Theora is not so safe as it seems to be.
