Tech Times reports that the final MPEG-4 Visual patent expired, ending a licensing barrier for DivX and Xvid and letting open-source tools including FFmpeg, GStreamer, and VLC ship MPEG-4 Part 2 support without patent fees.
Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Expires Today, Freeing DivX and Xvid Globally
Tech Times reports that the final MPEG-4 Visual patent expired, ending a licensing barrier for DivX and Xvid and letting open-source tools including FFmpeg, GStreamer, and VLC ship MPEG-4 Part 2 support without patent fees.
Source: Techtimes