The license terms for H.264 appear to require both encoder and decoder vendors to pay royalties once they ship over 100K units:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mpegla.com&#x2F;main&#x2F;programs&#x2F;AVC&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;avcweb.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mpegla.com&#x2F;main&#x2F;programs&#x2F;AVC&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;avcweb.pdf</a><p>H.264 is similar for the MPEG pool:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mpegla.com&#x2F;main&#x2F;programs&#x2F;HEVC&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;HEVCweb.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mpegla.com&#x2F;main&#x2F;programs&#x2F;HEVC&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;HEVCweb.p...</a>