[LINK] Fwd: vip-l: Fwd: Article: Judges Reject Appeals From Webcasters
Marghanita da Cruz
marghanita at ramin.com.au
Thu Apr 19 18:36:09 AEST 2007
Rick Welykochy wrote:
> Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>
>> For my part, I am still trying to work out what the license
>> arrangements are on decoding MPEG2 used in Digial Broadcasting.
>> <http://www.mpegla.com/dvb/>
>
>
> A royalty structure is in place:
>
> http://www.mpegla.com/m2/m2-agreement.cfm
>
> e.g. ...
>
> "(1) For MPEG-2 decoding products in hardware or software (such as those
> found in set-top boxes, DVD players and computers equipped with MPEG-2
> decode units), the royalty is US $2.50 from January 1, 2002 and
> $4.00/unit before January 1, 2002."
....which would indicate a problem for open source software decoders.
>
> Thanks for the reference, Jan. Tortuous reading, though!
>
> "Each patent in the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio is essential for implementing
> the main profile of the MPEG-2 Video (excluding scaleable extensions)
> and Systems standard specifications: ISO/IEC IS 13818-1 Information
> Technology - Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio
> Information including annexes C, D, F, J, and K; ISO/IEC IS 13818-2
> including annexes A, B, C, D but excluding scaleable extensions; and
> IS 13818-4 but only as it is needed to clarify IS 13818-2 ..."
>
> And I thought legislation was gabble.
>
> Imagine how different things would have been for DVT if an open video
> encoding standard had been proposed from the onset, one unencumbered with
> patents.
>
> I know there are open audi standrads, but are there any open video
> standards?
see
<http://www.xiph.org/about/>
and
<http://www.theora.org/>
m
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