[Maxious]

Have Google neutralised any remotely possible patent threat from On2 over Theora now? Can we finally get on with implementing <video>?

[dtf]

On2 released all the patents they had on VP3 when they gave it to Xiph. Apple and Nokia's patent concerns (if they were genuine) were to do with unknown third-party holders of submarine patents. In that respect, I don't think Google could offer any more protection.

[kierank]

On2 had already disclaimed all their patent rights on Theora.

[GHFigs]

<video> has already been implemented by everyone but Microsoft (who has no intention to). The Theora issue never impeded that.

[DarkShikari]

Any submarine patent threat that does exist wouldn't be from On2, so this wouldn't resolve it if it existed.