H.264 for Internet video to be royalty free till 2016

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MPEG LA, the patent license pool which collects royalties on MPEG video standards, has announcedPDF that Internet Video encoded with H.264/AVC that is provided free to end users will remain royalty free until 2016

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/H-264-for-Internet-video-to-be-royalty-free-till-2016-921828.html