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AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec (arstechnica.com)
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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 41 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

AV1 has been out almost ten years and Dolby's first case is with Snapchat? Bruh

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Which is a damn good point. If you don't protect a patent in a reasonable time frame I believe you lose the right to protect it. If Dolby has had this patent for a long time, and allowed it to become part of a standard, it may be a quick dismissal of the case.

[–] WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Thinking of trademarks? I'm not sure, but I feel like that is true. To quote a true asshole: "I'm just asking questions".

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

No. Pretty sure it's true of patents too. Might depend on which court you're in.