AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec

Ars Technica
By Scharon HardingMar 27, 2026, 4:31 pm360 ptsTop
AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed this week against Snap Inc. calls all that into question with claims of patent infringement. Numerous lawsuits…

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