"4K video could arrive later and cost more because of a surprise royalty demand for a certain video compression technology."
http://www.cnet.com/news/patent-group-raises-new-fees-uncertainty-for-4k-video/
Money talks, as usual...
It has nothing to do with 4K, but with compression they plan to use for 4K Blu rays, and article seems quite full of panic :-)
Fun thing how no one of this guys questioned right to patent algorithms.
Check early post in H265 topic
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/193854#Comment_193854
Funnies thing will be if most companies will device to quickly adjust standard before it is too widespread to remove many related patents (as around 99% of them is complete bullshit).
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