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> Always keep this in mind when choosing between h264 and vp8/vp9.

That's worded like you want to guilt me into approving of the actions of the patent pool. I'd rather not. Give me a link and I'll just donate $2 to them while strongly supporting AV1 over H.264/H.265.




They don't accept donations, they only accept tax funding or money from patent licenses.

Processing donations would be far too much work for such a research organisation.

And if you want to avoid giving away your right to sue for patent infringements, you'll want to avoid VP8/VP9 anyway, as the patent grant is similar to Facebook's and Tesla's patent license, and does end as soon as you sue.




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