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Comment by taligent

Proprietary: "something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker."

The WebM trademarks and copyright are owned by Google.

Yes you have a license to use WebM as it is today. But Google can make the next version closed source and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it. And of course companies are going to use Google's 'official' WebM regardless if it is open or closed source leaving you screwed.

parent taligent 14 years ago

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