x264 codec - not for free?!

[slipknot!]

Is it true that we will have to pay money for using x264?
link (http://www.mpegla.com/news/n_03-11-17_avc.html)

[Audionut]

Check out the date!!

(Denver, Colorado, USA - 17 November 2003)


What do you think!!

[buzzqw]

Royalties to be paid by end product manufacturers for an encoder, a decoder or both (“unit”) begin at US $0.20 per unit after the first 100,000 units each year. There are no royalties on the first 100,000 units each year. Above 5 million units per year, the royalty is US $0.10 per unit.

that's why vlc don't release the build (the same for xvid..) but only source code

BHH

[J_Darnley]

Read the actual terms for the "money paying". Are you giving out more than 100000 copies of x264? Are you distributing videos longer than 12min in length? Do you have more than 100000 subscribers to a service? Do you run a internet broadcast service in 2011 already?

[buzzqw]

if i sum all download of automkv.. yes, more then 100000...

and megui a lot more, since with live update it push x264 builds more frequently...

BHH

[J_Darnley]

I didn't intend to reply to you but anyway, YOU MUST PAY MONIES! :)

[buzzqw]

i already pay taxes that's enough :D

(even more in italy we have a tax on storage (hd or cd/dvd) for "fair use", imposed by music/film company...)

BHH

[juGGaKNot]

Feel free to send me money and i will link you to the x264 page. darn :(

[Sharktooth]

i already pay taxes that's enough :D

(even more in italy we have a tax on storage (hd or cd/dvd) for "fair use", imposed by music/film company...)

BHH
same here... im in italy too.