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Authored by: dio gratia on Thursday, March 07 2013 @ 11:30 PM EST

Contrast this with the fanboi mime Google admits its VP8/WebM codec infringes MPEG H.264 patents at AppleInsider.

Sort of like a two person race where 'The Soviet Union came in second, while the United States came in next to last', though instead of innuendo, stating FUD as fact ("However, WebM had serious flaws, the largest of which is that it infringed upon H.264 patents itself."). I don't believe a single H.264 patent holder has filed an infringement suit nor has MPEGLA released a list of patents for a patent pool reading on VP8/WebM.

You could wonder who is behind the FUD? See US Justice Department reportedly investigating MPEG LA over VP8 threats (theguardian) or Web Video Rivalry Sparks U.S. Probe (WSJ) from March 4, 2011 where Larry Horn is quoted as unequivocally stating "I can tell you: VP8 is not patent-free," Mr. Horn said. "It's simply nonsense.", which you'd also expect to raise the question of estoppel or result in the purported 11 patent holders feigning ignorance to any examination of VP8/WebM.

The shelf life of this FUD has passed, already.

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