Google planning to open the VP8 video codec

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 14, 2010 2:27 AM CST
ars technica; By Ryan Paul
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When Google announced a deal to acquire video technology company On2 last year, the move generated speculation that the search giant was aiming to liberate the VP8 codec in order to accelerate the advancement of standards-based open video. Google has remained silent about its plans for On2's intellectual property, but signs have emerged that the company is planning to do precisely what the speculators anticipated.

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