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H.264 vs. Theora — Fightin' Words About Patentability

Posted by timothy on from the ascii-art-will-save-us dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thom Holwerda from OS News has penned a rebuttal to claims from Daring Fireball's John Gruber that Theora is a greater patent risk than H.264. Holwerda writes, 'And so the H264/Theora debate concerning HTML5 video continues. The most recent entry into the discussion comes from John Gruber, who argues that Theora is more in danger of patent litigation than H264. He's wrong, and here's why.'"

2 of 421 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Patent risks by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    So just because it's on a computer and not manufactured it shouldn't be patented. Poppy-cock.

    The virtual world should get the same protection as meatspace. If you invent a new non-obvious widget you should be able to patent it regardless if a CNC machine or injection molder was required to manufacture it.

  2. Compression? Who needs it? by itsybitsy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Soon lossy compression will be irrelevant.

    I demand full resolution video without lossy compression. Screw the compressors.

    Bandwidth and storage capacity will soon make lossy irrelevant even at HD * N scales.

    I want the FULL resolution that the cameras recorded.

    If you don't then enjoy your pixalated movies.