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AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I read it as Dolby saying av1 uses the same patented technology from hevc, and Dolby holds those patents.

[–] five82@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Even though the AV1 spec was finalized 8 years ago, the HEVC patent mess was well known back then. I know that AOM put a lot of effort into working around patent problems so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Google, Amazon, Netflix, Meta, Apple and the rest of AOM all have a lot on the line if the patent trolls win.

Open video and audio codecs are a direct threat to Dolby's core business so this move isn't surprising unfortunately.