:) our free license is with our lawyers now (I know, I know... check is in the mail). The main point is to make sure everyone knows they don't have to pay us as well as to pass on all the indemnifications we can legally. It is supposed to be ready before we roll out the first non-beta browser plugin, so that means in a couple weeks.
And Roxio does create DivX files. As for the AT&T thing. I don't know anything about it, but I will see what I can find out. Jim Vinson DivX, Inc. --- In [email protected], "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh dear, what is the point in MPEG-LA, who call themselves "world > leader in one-stop technology platform patent licensing" if it turns > out that a holder of an essential patent isnt a member? > > The stuff I am waffling about in this paragraph is > the same sort of issue that makes DivX need to have a licensing > agreement for people who distribute divx files on the net. The AT&T > complication pushes back my hopes regarding timescale when DivX may > improve their license to be more videoblog firends, but this is just > speculation. > > I am not a lawyer, the above conclusions are as near as I can > personally get without being one or having more information. > > Steve of Elbows > > --- In [email protected], "Susan" <kitykity@> wrote: > > > > Holy crap. You have no idea how important this is to **me** in > > particular. > > > > First of all, thank you for posting this. > > > > Sonic is the company that just in the past year or two bought Roxio, > > which everyone in this forum knows is what I swear by for my movie > > creation. > > > > This is some pretty wild news. It's kind of comical that I haven't > > been keeping up in the forums lately--and I stumble upon this. > > > > And you know? The Roxio guys in the forums there have been avoiding > > my questions like the plague. This all makes sense now. > > > > Just for reference-- > > http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?act=ST&f=14&t=235 > > I was asking why Roxio 7 had mp4 support, and suddenly it was yanked > > from Roxio 8. Now I know. > > > > Susan > > http://vlog.kitykity.com > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Digital" <digitalbuddha@> wrote: > > > > > > AT&T is going to go after a patent claim on some underlying > > > technologies in MPEG-4. Named companies "infringing" include: Apple, > > > CyberLink, DivX, InterVideo, and Sonic Solutions. Pentax and Nero > > > already license this technology from AT&T... > > > > > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1923218,00.asp > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
