logoalt Hacker News

A 25-year-old video patent just expired, ending a legal headache for Linux

121 pointsby theanonymousonelast Saturday at 4:17 PM42 commentsview on HN

Comments

ChrisArchitectlast Sunday at 2:20 AM

Discussion on the news in July: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969635

senshantoday at 12:17 AM

Brazil? Why a Brazilian patent is of such a significant interest elsewhere?

show 1 reply
unfitted2545last Saturday at 6:20 PM

Are patents a necessary evil?

show 2 replies
aaron695yesterday at 11:55 PM

[dead]