I have been sent letters, and have been phoned about software that I
have written that compresses images using JPEG format. They want
percentages of revenue from the companies using the software.
Some background info:
http://www.shaftek.org/standardsblog/2005/04/27/the-never-ending-jpeg-
patent-saga/
http://www.forgent.com/
The company contacting me is Inavisis.
I heard about Sony and Adobe buckling and paying the license, and MS
and Apple fighting. I was wondering if anyone has done more research
on this kind of thing, like the Unisys GIF issues before.
I know, if the JPEG patent is valid, I am violating it by using open
source JPEG libraries to compress images, like ImageMagick. But if I
use calls to the host operating system, or an API like Quicktime,
would I still be violating the patent?
It has always been my understanding, if a library like Quicktime,
allows me to save to a particular format, I am in compliance, cuz
Quicktime has the responsibility of being in compliance with licenses.
If anyone has any info, I think this is a good topic of discussion,
cuz if I got on their radar, others will too. And then I guess I will
have to write my own utilities for the webservers to manipulate
images, using quicktime. My desktop software too.
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Robert Garcia
President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
13653 West Park Dr
Magalia, Ca 95954
ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/
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Robert Garcia
President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
13653 West Park Dr
Magalia, Ca 95954
ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/
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