> http://www.osnews.com/story/24954/US_Patent_Expiration_for_MP3_MPEG-2_H_264/
MPEG-2: "Looking for patents that were filed in 1997 or before, 6181712 was filed in 1995, and does not expire until 2018, so 2018 might be a more reasonable date for MPEG-2 becoming patent free."
H.264: "The last expiration is US 7826532 on 29 nov 2027 ( note that 7835443 is divisional, but the automated program missed that). US 7826532 was first filed in 05 sep 2003 and has an impressive 1546 day extension. It will be a while before H.264 is patent free."
Bruh. Seriously.
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