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		H.264 and patents (lwn.net)
		2 points by ssp on March 21, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

nextparadigms on March 21, 2012 [–]

When you need 2000 patents for something like a codec, isn't it about time you start questioning what's the point of having those patents in the first place?

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