unless, of course ISO/ITU/MPEG and HEVC consortium

unless, of course ISO/ITU/MPEG and HEVC consortium prevails in such a manner to bypass said patents.

Milestones in standardization[edit]
February 2012: Committee Draft (complete  draft of standard  )[15]
July 2012:  Draft International Standard  [20]
January 25, 2013:  Final Draft International Standard and ITU-T Consent  [21][22][24][29]
April 13, 2013: HEVC/H.265  approved  as an ITU-T standard[26]
June 7, 2013: Formal publication  on the ITU-T website[2]
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Because VP9 transmits video more efficiently than the current VP8 codec, the move will be a major milestone for  Google and potential Web-video allies such as Mozilla that hope to see royalty-free video compression technology spread across the Web. However, even VP8 is still dogged by a patent-infringement concern from Nokia, and  VP9 hasn't yet run the intellectual property gauntlet. Those using  H.264 must pay patent royalties  , and its successor, HEVC aka H.265, follows the same model. H.265 is more efficient than H.264, offering comparable video quality at half the number of bits per second, and Google and its allies hope to bring a similar performance boost  going from the current VP8 codec to VP9. That could help with mobile devices with bad network connections and could cut network costs for those with streaming-video expenses. The VP9 bitstream definition, which describes how video is compressed into a stream of data so it can be transmitted efficiently over a network, has been in beta testing for a week, Frost said. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57584018-93/...ll-use-it/
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.........the VP9 consortium would still have "Patent Infringemnet" concerns.
As VP9 seems to be based upon upgraded VP8, then it follows that VP9 has potential issues baked in.

In contrast, the ISO patent policy, which is shared with the ITU , doesn't object to patents. Instead, it requires organizations with patents that bear on standards to
release them for royalty-free use or license them "on a non-discriminatory basis on reasonable terms and conditions ."
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..........ISO/ITU consortium require usage/resolution thereby bypassing prior patent concerns.  While DUTV tech may be an integral part of compression technology, hence could be required for either consortium.  This consortium allows for a little wiggle room for concessions and for expiditing patents and ensuing assistance as well as protection......all good for DUTV imo.

The protection aspect has to do with ISO/ITU requirement, (hence enforcement) policy in regards to patents.  Under the auspice of the consortium; pat. pending status
could be given contractual rights the same as patent rights would be entitled too........it's all about the contract umbrella under which the consortium operates.
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That's along the line I expect some to take to bypass litigation and move forward.

..... the law is not my field either,...... maybe SaraLove will lend a hand as to what she thinks.  I do agree that Vonage sp will reflect and gap up when online and in sync w/HEVC consortium.

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