”MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that is free to end users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) during the next License term from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016.

h.264 is going to be free to use online until 2017

MPEG LA - The Standard for Standards - Media

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