{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174/events","html_url":"https://github.com/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174","id":128429356,"number":174,"title":"Legal ramifications of using `proprietary_codecs`","user":{"login":"MarshallOfSound","id":6634592,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6634592?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound","html_url":"https://github.com/MarshallOfSound","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MarshallOfSound/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/labels/question","name":"question","color":"cc317c"}],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":16,"created_at":"2016-01-24T22:21:16Z","updated_at":"2016-02-16T19:59:01Z","closed_at":"2016-01-26T23:56:11Z","body":"I was wondering how the atom / electron team handle the legal issues regarding `proprietary_codecs` in chromium.  \r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/atom/libchromiumcontent/pull/69/files#diff-2544685f4860e4633fd5747ed88ec2caR6  \r\n\r\nAs far as I am aware this flag tells chromium to build `ffmpeg` with support for things like `H.264` and `MP3` codecs.  According to ffpmeg's own [website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/legal.html) the usage of this flag is a grey area at best and against patent laws at worst.\r\n\r\nIf a company decides to use electron to make a marketable product surely this flag being on by default leaves them open to potential legal issues due to codec licensing.  \r\n\r\nCan someone please confirm the legality around this flag in `libchromiumcontent`."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/comments/184854601","html_url":"https://github.com/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174#issuecomment-184854601","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/atom/libchromiumcontent/issues/174","id":184854601,"user":{"login":"xstof","id":2736276,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2736276?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof","html_url":"https://github.com/xstof","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/xstof/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-02-16T19:59:01Z","updated_at":"2016-02-16T19:59:01Z","body":"@zcbnez for my understanding: would this mean we would be able to build or download Electron binaries without any dependencies on ffmpeg?  (Removing the licensing concerns.)  \r\n\r\nWhat's the implication thereof - would you lose the ability to play back h.264 content?  Any timelines on this please?"}}