[makapuf]

Am I reading it right ? The text says: > But there is a big news: MPEG passed away on 2020/06/02T16:30 CEST. Does that really mean MPEG is no more ? Or is it hyperbole about something that happened 2nd of june ? This would be huge (and really sad).

[TD-Linux]

That is the date of an ISO resolution to split MPEG into several separate working groups, a political decision (which doesn't disband MPEG in any way). A bit more detail: https://twitter.com/enginetankard/status/1269409381495365632

[phkahler]

I would guess a patent expired, or the cartel disbanded or something like that. It's only dead to those who cant profit from it any more.

[blihp]

Dead in the sense that presumably the last patent expired. So it's now dead like MP3 is dead... free to use by anyone.