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The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/AnonRetro on 2026-04-03 19:40:30+00:00.

Original Title: Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases