>That's precisely the point - if MPEG-LA couldn't get Google to license the patent pool then other patent holders in the pool might jump ship too.
But there is no pool for VP8. I'm not aware of anyone being able to articulate a specific patent that VP8 is alleged to infringe. The point of a patent pool for VP8 could never be to actually license anyone because the only reason to use it over H.264 is if it's royalty-free. The point of threatening to create the pool is to cause FUD as to its royalty-free status. The "license" Google just bought is them paying MPEG-LA to shove off and stop spreading FUD about VP8.
But there is no pool for VP8. I'm not aware of anyone being able to articulate a specific patent that VP8 is alleged to infringe. The point of a patent pool for VP8 could never be to actually license anyone because the only reason to use it over H.264 is if it's royalty-free. The point of threatening to create the pool is to cause FUD as to its royalty-free status. The "license" Google just bought is them paying MPEG-LA to shove off and stop spreading FUD about VP8.