"How do I make a high-quality codec without paying MPEG LA’s patent royalties?" On2’s Solution: Invent novel algorithms, patent them, and charge licensing fees anyway—becoming a smaller, shadier version of MPEG LA.
"How do we make video free for the entire world?" libvpx’s Solution: Take the father’s patents, grant a perpetual, royalty-free license (via Google), open the source, and let thousands of developers optimize it for every platform from Raspberry Pi to YouTube’s servers. like father like son libvpx
Like father, like son. Same clever codec. Different heart. "How do I make a high-quality codec without