This is a pretty serious scam, and not the first that revolves around video compression. Barry Burd ( is that his real name?) is just a clueless tech journalist without the background or skepticism to realize how many times this scam has been launched. Some examples.. Madison Priest and his "magic box". David Kim Stanley and Pixelon. Adam Clark and the Tolly Group. Or Raystream: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3211630