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Software patents shouldn't exist to begin with.
This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? and I suspect MPEG2 has had hardware implementations since day one - so I’m not sure it’s that clear cut. And frankly, at the time it was state of the art and I imagine requires significant investment. The patent duration is far too long though.
See their website: http://www.mpegla.com/main/default.aspx
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This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? and I suspect MPEG2 has had hardware implementations since day one - so I’m not sure it’s that clear cut. And frankly, at the time it was state of the art and I imagine requires significant investment. The patent duration is far too long though.
> This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? What do you believe the difference is? To me, software and algorithms are the same thing.
An obsolete movie format, but a large amount of stored media exists in this format so ultimately a win. I would like to say something to the effect of there being just a tiny bit less rent-seeking in the world today, but I'm sure by tomorrow the seeds will be planted for millions more rent-seeking opportunities in the future.
DVDs are still created and purchased all over the world, I don't think it's quite obsolete yet?
Newer codecs basically exist because video resolutions outpace storage space (for questionable benefits).
MPEG2, much like MP3, are "good enough" for most common usage.
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Most digital TV broadcasts use MPEG-2, don't they?
DVB-T2 can use a variety of codecs. From 2022 some European countries (Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia) will pass their broadcasting system to DVB-T2 with H.265. Since January 2017 new TVs must support HEVC decoding. Sadly, no AV1...
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This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? and I suspect MPEG2 has had hardware implementations since day one - so I’m not sure it’s that clear cut. And frankly, at the time it was state of the art and I imagine requires significant investment. The patent duration is far too long though.
> This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? What do you believe the difference is? To me, software and algorithms are the same thing.
I wonder if this will affect the existence of the Raspberry Pi's binary blob ? I remember Liz Upton saying "[MPEG2 licensing] is a reason we have to keep the blob, unfortunately, or we’d be sued into a smoking hole in the ground by the MPEG LA" on this page: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-birthday-present-from-bro... Also does it mean that the Raspberry Fundation could provide the MPEG2 hardware decoder license k…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? and I suspect MPEG2 has had hardware implementations since day one - so I’m not sure it’s that clear cut. And frankly, at the time it was state of the art and I imagine requires significant investment. The patent duration is far too long though.
> This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? What do you believe the difference is? To me, software and algorithms are the same thing.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? and I suspect MPEG2 has had hardware implementations since day one - so I’m not sure it’s that clear cut. And frankly, at the time it was state of the art and I imagine requires significant investment. The patent duration is far too long though.
> This is more algorithm than software isn’t it? What do you believe the difference is? To me, software and algorithms are the same thing.
Algorithms exist outside of software.
Algorithms are formulas or functions for solving a problem.
Software is usually the implementation of one or more algorithms on a computer.