Wow, that sux Robert, I would try to find a support group somewhere that is dealing with this, at least for advice. There must be one somewhere.
I assume you've tried http://www.jpeg.org/faq.phtml IANAL, but if it were me, I'd investigate switching wholesale to some other format like PNG. On the bright side, I guess you can say this is a measure of success, simply because you got noticed. Hope things work out. ~ Scott Cadillac ~ 403-254-5002 ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Custom Software for Business http://custom.softwarefor.net ~ The XML-Extranet Partnership ~ P.O. Box 69006 RPO Bridlewood SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2Y 4T9 > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Witango-Talk: JPEG Patent Issue > > 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-endi ng-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. > > -- > > 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/ > > > > -- > > 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/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
