A 25-year-old video patent just expired, ending a legal headache for Linux
theanonymousone
30 points
7 comments
August 15, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
unfitted2545
Are patents a necessary evil?
ChrisArchitect
Discussion on the news in July: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969635