> Surprised nobody posted about this already :) > > From the MPEG LA: > > MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License > will continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that > is free to end users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) > during the next License term from January 1, 2011 to December > 31, 2015. Products and services other than Internet Broadcast > AVC Video continue to be royalty-bearing, and royalties to > apply during the next term will be announced before the end of 2010. > > Full release at: > http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20News%20List/Attachments/226/n-10-02- 02.pdf
So how does this affect the Beeb? Because effectively licencepayers are paying for the iPlayer service as part of the portfolio even though its usage doesn't require a licence... Or has the BBC always paid licence fees for the use of the codecs? - 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]/
