Tag h.264

No, you can’t do that with H.264

Use a codec that doesn’t need a license.

Video, Freedom And Mozilla

I believe that ultimately Mozilla will need to capitulate on this and support H.264, but I'm appreciative of the fact that they're fighting the good fight.

Will Idealism be Firefox’s Downfall?

"Unfortunately, Mozilla's idealism won't mean much to the end user who may soon discover that YouTube videos don't work in their preferred browser. And once they learn that switching browsers solves the problem, the years they spent loyal to Firefox will be forgotten in the need to have functional video."