Cisco: We’ll open-source our H.264 video code AND foot licensing bill

Last updated on September 8th, 2018

Networking titan Cisco Systems says it will open source its implementation of the H.264 video codec and release it as a free binary download. But just because Cisco’s H.264 modules and code will be available to others at no cost doesn’t mean the codec is no longer patent-encumbered. The only thing making the free version possible is Cisco’s willingness to eat all of the patent licensing costs itself.
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