You gotta wonder. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI. > Scott > MPEGLA will not ever charge H264 royalties for free internet video - due to > VP8? > Hacker News > > MPEG LA’s AVC License Will Not Charge Royalties for Internet Video That Is > Free to End Users Through Life of License > > DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 entire life of this License. MPEG LA previously announced it would not > charge royalties for such video through December 31, 2015 (see > http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20News%20List/Attachments/226/n-10-02-02.pdf), > and today’s announcement makes clear that royalties will continue not to be > charged for such video beyond that time. Products and services other than > Internet Broadcast AVC Video continue to be royalty-bearing. > > MPEG LA's AVC Patent Portfolio License provides access to essential patent > rights for the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) digital video coding standard. In > addition to Internet Broadcast AVC Video, MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio > License provides coverage for devices that decode and encode AVC video, AVC > video sold to end users for a fee on a title or subscription basis and free > television video services. AVC video is used in set-top boxes, media player > and other personal computer software, mobile devices including telephones > and mobile television receivers, Blu-ray Disc™ players and recorders, > Blu-ray video optical discs, game machines, personal media player devices > and still and video cameras. > > For more information about MPEG LA’s AVC License or to request a copy of the > License, please visit > http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/Intro.aspx. > > MPEG LA, LLC > > MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses, enabling > users to acquire worldwide patent rights necessary for a technology standard > or platform from multiple patent owners in a single transaction as an > alternative to negotiating individual licenses. Wherever an independently > administered one-stop patent license would provide a convenient marketplace > alternative to assist users with implementation of their technology choices, > the licensing model pioneered and employed by MPEG LA may provide a > solution. By balancing patent users’ interest in reasonable access with > patent owners’ interest in reasonable return, MPEG LA creates the > opportunity for adoption of new technologies and fuels innovation. MPEG LA’s > initial licensing program for MPEG-2 digital video compression helped > produce the most widely employed standard in consumer electronics history, > and the MPEG LA® Licensing Model has become the template for addressing > other technologies. Today MPEG LA manages licensing programs consisting of > essential patents in 70 countries. For more information, please refer to > http://www.mpegla.com. > > Comments > Sent with Reeder > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
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