Every Linux User Must Care About The MPEG 4 Patents

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It might not seem very interesting but every Linux user should care about the MP4 patents, finally one of the major parts of the spec Visual is no longer patent encumbered and there's only a few years left until the last core part of the spec is open.

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MP4 Spec: https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/21840/standards-about-the-mpeg-4-standard
Phoronix Article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired
Have Parents Expired: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_H.264_MPEG-4_AVC_expired_yet%3F
Tech Times Article: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320983/20260719/last-mpeg-4-visual-patent-expires-today-freeing-divx-xvid-globally.htm
Royalty Free Challenge: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/av1s-open-royalty-free-promise-in-question-as-dolby-sues-snapchat-over-codec/

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