Silvia Pfeiffer [mailto:[email protected]] wrote: On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Chris Wilson<[email protected]> wrote: >> However, the critical point here is that patent holders go after the money > >This is good to understand. So, if YouTube was to support Ogg Theora, >then presumably Google would be a bigger target.
If YouTube were to put all their content up in Ogg/Theora, yes, they'd probably be a more interesting target - because you could work the chain backward to "any money made from YouTube". Oh, wait. :) >I think patent roll calls are usually done within a standards body to >get everyone who is involved in creating the standard to step forward >and register their demands on the patent pool at the given time. Right, but that's why organizations like the W3C have a Patent Policy, and Members have to agree to that policy - it's a commitment. The broader world of potential patent holders haven't signed up to that. >But it's an idea and it would be nice if there >was a lawyer to comment on its potential. The W3C has a legal team, I believe.. Dan or Mike, could you forward this? -Chris
