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    Hollywood Warns: ‘Extortionary’ Codec Patent Fees Could Hike Streaming Subscription Prices

    • 17.12.2025
    • By Ernesto Van der Sar
    TorrentFreak

    In a recent federal lawsuit, siding with Disney, the MPA calls out alleged IP abuse and “extortionary” patent demands linked to the H.264 and H.265 codecs, which they fear might inflate subscription fees of streaming services.

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