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Originally Posted by DamianJ
Or you use x.264
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Encoders have always been subject to the licensing fees. The licensing fees that are "waived" right now is for PC-based decoders. MPEG LA gets licensing fees for hardware decoders and certain other applications.
It's highly unlikely they'll suddenly start charging for the PC (and Mac) side since it's Microsoft and several others that hold key MPEG-4 patents. MPEG LA represents a consortium of patent holders, and many of the holders are the ones using it for free.