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[rtcweb] VP8 vs H.264 - the core issue

Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no> Wed, 23 October 2013 18:51 UTC

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Subject: [rtcweb] VP8 vs H.264 - the core issue
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Just a reminder:
The back-and-forth of numbers doesn't change the core question of this
debate.
Both codecs are capable of high quality video encoding, and performance
numbers are comparable.

The real core question is the IPR issue.

The tradition of the IETF says that allowing only business models that
can sustain royalty agreements and royalty payments is Bad for the Internet.

The dominant video codec, H.264, is a royalty-required codec.

Do we switch now, or do we give up and live with royalties forever?

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