Am 21.02.2018 um 09:44 schrieb Dominique Leuenberger / DimStar:
On Wed, 2018-02-21 at 09:38 +0100, Dominique Leuenberger / DimStar wrote:
I don't really undestand these legal stuff, but could https://github.com/cisco/openh264 be included?
Doubtful - whereas you can easily build/distribute CODE under a free license, the usage or distribution of the binary would be bound to financial fees for the usage of patents.
h.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC, or MPEG-4 Part 10, Audio Video Coding is to a big degree licensed by the MPEG-LA, see http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Documents/avcweb.pdf for the 'brochure'. Other patent owners, not associated to MPEG-LA, can also claim rights.
Possibly also read the FAQ: http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/FAQ.aspx
forgot to give one more link about openh264 by Cisco: http://www.openh264.org/BINARY_LICENSE.txt
in short: a binary built by us based on their code is not covering any patent license, so openSUSE as distributor would be liable for it.
The binary provided by Cisco does cover patent license, with limitations (non-commercial) - but disallows the bundling of said binary into our product.
Cheers Dominique
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