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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
>>
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