itsmemario's comments

On: Apple ProRes codec reverse engineered

[itsmemario]

but the patent licences fees still apply.

[jpdoctor → itsmemario]

It's been over a decade since they haven't paid mpeg fees, so apple shouldn't hold its breath.

(Do folks realize that ffmpeg has never paid such fees intentionally and as a matter of philosophy?)

[av500 → jpdoctor]

it's not FFmpeg that would need to pay the fees, it would be FFmpeg users. A lot of codec royalties are tied to devices sold or hours of content streamed

[gst → itsmemario]

In countries where the patent applies.