[Fsuk-manchester] Fwd: [backstage] H.264

[Tim Dobson]

How does this affect free software?

Thoughts?

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Subject: [backstage] H.264
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:53:31 +0000
From: Mo McRoberts <address@hidden>
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Surprised nobody posted about this already :)

From the MPEG LA:

MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will
continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that is free to
end users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) during the next
License term from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015. Products and
services other than Internet Broadcast AVC Video continue to be
royalty-bearing, and royalties to apply during the next term will be
announced before the end of 2010.

Full release at:
http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20News%20List/Attachments/226/n-10-02-02.pdf


(It's not the idea situation, obviously, but just shy of 5 years is
good enough for me!)

M.
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