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Posted by michael on from the got-ogg? dept.

ratajik writes: "Salon is running a story about how MPEG-LA (the alliance of companies in charge of licensing MPEG4) are planning on charging .25 cents for each copy they sell, and a .02 cent an hour "use fee" for anyone viewing MPEG4. They have a interesting slant on how this will make open-source alternatives much more attractive, and will likely kill off use of the MPEG4 standard in the long run."

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  1. Actually, no... by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...would you prefer EVERYTHING be rendered on the fly?

    I'd prefer it be rendered on a monitor, video screen or tv.

    A fly is too small to render images on, IMO.

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