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Sorry I thought you were suggesting that ffmpeg means that products developed by Google are not subject to license fees. We were talking about the future landscape of video not what happens now: Google are investing in the future.

E264 contains MPEG LA technology. Using ffmpeg for E264 would still mean that Google will pay fees/license the technology.

I'm sure Google's action is to encourage a practical replacement for E264. Then, at least, there is grounds to negotiate better licensing terms.