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____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 25 Feb 2010 08:44 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 23 Feb 2010 08:08 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>
>>>> MPEG LA Extends H.264 Royalty-Free Period
>>>>
>>>> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/03/1528242/MPEG-LA-Extends-H264-Royalty-
>> Free-Period
>>>>
>>>
>>> The ITU has absolutely no business making a "standard" on someone's
>>> proprietary models.
>>>
>>> This practice must be stopped.
>>
>> Precedence keeps it going.
>>
>
> I know - I was there when it was agree to, and I disagreed with the
> notion profoundly at the time. Unfortunately, being a lone voice is not
> helpful in those sorts of times.
A lot of today's "video" has moved to the Web and 70% of it (depending on
assessment method) is Google's. I really hope they dump Flash and MPEG.
The FSF has sort of petitioned Google to liberate video. How wonderful that
would be!
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~~ Best of wishes
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