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		culturestate 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why JPEGs still rule the web (2024) No, they’re in a patent pool. There’s what looks like a relatively up-to-date list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via-LA#H.265/HEVC_licensors

TeMPOraL 8 months ago [–]

5203 active patents for HEVC, 1480 for H.264. That's just plain insane! I get that video formats are complex, but complex enough to consist of 5000+ distinct, nontrivial inventions?

j16sdiz 8 months ago | [–]

Many of those are just marginally related, and might not apply to the actual standard.

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