[Asterisk-video] libavcodec integration? (was Integrating mpeg4video codec in asterisk)

[SteveK]

On Jun 14, 2006, at 11:19 AM, John Martin wrote:

> Maybe I can add a bit more to the patent issues:
>
> H.261 is often not a problem and rarely comes up in patent discussions
> I've had with lawyers.
>
> H.263 is the big problem with patents. There is a consortium of around
> half a dozen companies that have created a patent pool for H.263. You
> are supposed to pay a fee (perhaps as little as a dollor) into the
> patent pool whenever a system is shipped with H.263, and there are
> companies that will take your money and indemnify you against any IP
> infringement. Though I'm not sure how that works if it's a server and
> not an endpoint.
>
> H.264 is supposed to be patent free, though there are issues  
> surrounding
> the opensource code and whatever rights they have imposed on their
> copyright.

Where did you get this information from?  It's just wrong.  Even  
wikipedia has that information.

See http://www.vialicensing.com/products/AVCH264VC/standard.html

-SteveK