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>>Charle+(OP)
Worth a note, H.264 High Profile is patent free in most countries and soon be patent free too in US.

>>ksec+Oi1
Isn't AV1 on the level of H.265? And are H.265 and the future H.266(will face the upcoming av2) free of charge forever and wherever like av[12]?

They could do the Big Tech way: make it all 'free' for a good while, estinguish/calm down any serious competition, then make them not 'free' anymore.

In the end, you cannot trust them.