Comment Re:New standard? (Score 1) 310
The video tag is such an important part of html5 it really needs to get decided.
Agreed.
Why not just start from scratch and create a new video codec for the web. Meeting all the requirments both legal and technical and finally end this.
You've got to be kidding. Never mind that it has taken years to get Theora where it is now technically -- it is also a fact that there are only so many ways to cut down on video bitrates. This is why, even though Theora is theoretically a "new" codec, it still allegedly could be called out for violating MPEG patents.
Yet another "new" codec, short of some magical new video compression algorithm being discovered (chances slim to none), wouldn't change anything in regards to legal issues, and would need years to mature technically to the point where it is ready for prime time.