[threeseed]

> No need to worry about patents either y'all

Actually you likely do. VP8 was patent encumbered and needed a licensing deal with MPEG-LA. It is very likely that VP9 would need a similar deal.

[nitrogen]

The VP8 patent pool threat never materialized, but Google secured a license anyway to get other companies to stop complaining about MPEG-LA. A deal is in place for both VP8 and VP9, not necessarily because it's needed, but because MPEG-LA wouldn't stop libeling VPx.