AV1 likely is patent encumbered and a patent pool already exists for it.
It just hasn't been tested in the courts since its insignificant market share likely doesn't warrant the effort. And Google clearly doesn't have much confidence since they aren't willing to indemnify any users.
It just hasn't been tested in the courts since its insignificant market share likely doesn't warrant the effort. And Google clearly doesn't have much confidence since they aren't willing to indemnify any users.