2008/8/13 Matt Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:33:04 +0100, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> AAC and H264 are patent encumbered, so the idea that they are open >> standards seems wishful thinking on Erik's part to me; they are merely >> popular. > > Different groups of people take the term "Open Standard" to mean different > things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard#Patents explains well the issue that I am bringing up. Especially interesting is: "many governments (including the Danish, French and Spanish governments singly and the EU collectively) specifically affirmed that "open standards" required royalty-free [patent] licenses." When will the BBC specifically affirm that "open standards" at the BBC means royalty-free patent licenses? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard#File_formats does not list AAC/H264, but it does list some codecs that the BBC shamefully ignores. -- Regards, Dave Personal opinion only. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
