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Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

Via Ars Technica AI
Monday, Apr 20, 2026 · 11:00AM
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You don’t notice good video compression—until it's not there. For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it. But when companies clash over which hardware, software, and services can use modern codecs like HEVC/H.265, the idea that it all "just works"

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