Comment by GeneticGenesis

I know it's not public domain per-say, but for me, the thing that's most exciting is that in 2025, the last remaining patents on the h.264 (AVC) video codec will expire [1].

Now if only HEVC wasn't such a hot patent / licensing mess.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_H.264_M...