Livecode's CEF Builds

[Tom Glod]

f-bomb! ty for those resources Richard.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 3:48 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Tom Glod wrote:
>
>  > On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 1:36 PM Mark Waddingham wrote:
>  >
>  >> H264 is patent encumbered - in order to distribute software
>  >> containing an implementation you need to license the MPEG-LA patent
>  >> pool.
>  >>
>  >> That's why you won't find any public CEF prebuilts with the flag
>  >> enabled.
>  >
>  > If I do that ..... I then have to make my own build of CEF, My own
>  > build of Livecode, and then build my standalones?  What could go
>  > wrong?....
>
> Patent litigation.
>
> The licensing around h.264 is complex enough that the owning patent
> pool, MPEG-LA, has put together an FAQ to help navigate its rules:
> http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/FAQ.aspx
>
> Numerous lay articles have been written to help consumers and developers
> try to navigate that legal minefield:
>
> H.264, patent licensing, and you
>
> https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/know-your-rights-h-264-patent-licensing-and-you/
>
> A closer look at the costs (and fine print) of H.264 licenses
>
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-closer-look-at-the-costs-and-fine-print-of-h-264-licenses/
>
> H.264 patents: how much do they really cost?
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/h-264-patents-how-much-do-they-really-cost/
>
> Oh so many more:
> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=h.264+patent+licensing
>
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