[opendtv] Re: release: MPEG LA Issues Revised License for DVB-T; Changes Meet Emerging Market Conditions
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:40:32 -0500
I wonder how much power the MPEG-LA has these days. IIRC, they
originally got some informal declaration from the SEC, FTC, Justice
Dept. (one of them?) that they would not be declared any sort of illegal
monopoly or conspiracy in setting up patent pools, even though it
obviously took cooperation and agreements from many large competing
players in any given industry.
But I wonder if patent pools themselves can eventually wield huge power
and be a possible problem. Can any group conspire to eventually own all
the ideas in the world? And can the ability to collude and set
licensing terms for any technology enable the power to create barriers
to entry to new participants.
For instance, did they manage to kill WM9/VC1? It would be very strange
to image MSFT as a victim. ;-)
- Tom
Donald Koeleman wrote:
>
>
> MPEG LA Issues Revised License for DVB-T; Changes Meet Emerging Market
> Conditions
> Jan 24, 2005 00:01
> MPEG LA Issues Revised License for DVB-T; Changes Meet Emerging Market
> Conditions
> DENVER --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 24, 2005
> MPEG LA, LLC announced today that it has issued a
> revised DVB-T Patent Portfolio License. The new License will provide
> uninterrupted coverage to current Licensees and coverage to new
> Licensees under patents that are essential to the DVB-T Standard
> (European Telecommunications Standardization Institute ("ETSI")
> document ETS300744) adopted for use in digital terrestrial television
> broadcasting in Europe, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and
> other countries.
>
> The revised License has been restructured to be more convenient to
> licensees in selecting the coverage they want for their DVB-T
> receivers (e.g., in digital television sets and set-top boxes). Under
> the revised License, a licensee may select either (a) the same
> coverage provided by the old License under all essential DVB-T patents
> at the same royalty of 0.75 euro per product or (b) a subset of that
> coverage at a reduced royalty of 0.50 euro per product.
>
> "As DVB-T implementation moves into high gear in Europe and other
> markets throughout the world, MPEG LA is pleased to be able to meet
> the emerging demand with a revised patent license making it even more
> convenient and affordable for users to gain access to the essential
> technology they need," said Baryn S. Futa, Chief Executive Officer of
> MPEG LA.
>
> For more information about the new DVB-T Patent Portfolio License
> or to request a copy of the License, please visit
> http://www.mpegla.com/dvb/.
>
> The DVB-T Patent Portfolio License is provided for the convenience
> of DVB-T users enabling them to obtain coverage under essential
> patents owned by multiple patent holders in a single license as an
> alternative to negotiating separate licenses with each of them.
> Current holders of essential patents in the DVB-T Patent Portfolio
> License include France Telecom, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.,
> Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Victor Company of Japan
> (JVC). It is MPEG LA's objective to include as much essential
> intellectual property as possible for the benefit of licensees.
> Therefore, any party that believes it has a patent which is essential
> to the DVB-T standard and would like to participate in the DVB-T
> Patent Portfolio License is invited to submit its patent(s) for an
> evaluation of essentiality by MPEG LA's patent experts and inclusion
> in the License if determined to be essential. Interested parties may
> request a copy of the terms and procedures governing patent
> submissions by going to http://www.mpegla.com/dvb/dvb-licensors.cfm.
>
>
> MPEG LA, LLC
>
>
> MPEG LA is the world leader in one-stop technology platform patent
> licenses, enabling users to acquire patent rights necessary for a
> particular technology standard or platform from multiple patent
> holders in a single transaction as an alternative to negotiating a
> license with each of them. Wherever an independently administered
> one-stop patent license would provide a convenient marketplace
> alternative to assist users with implementation of their technology
> choices, the licensing model pioneered and employed by MPEG LA may
> provide a solution. MPEG LA is not related to any standards agency and
> is not an affiliate of any patent holder. MPEG LA licenses portfolios
> of essential patents for the MPEG-2, IEEE 1394, DVB-T, MPEG-4 Visual
> (Part 2), MPEG-4 Systems and AVC/H.264 (also known as MPEG-4 Part 10)
> standards. MPEG LA is also facilitating the development of alternative
> patent portfolio licenses relating to DRM Reference Model v 3.0
> including OMA DRM 1.0 and OMA DRM 2.0, the proposed SMPTE VC-1
> standard, the ATSC standard, and the DVB-H standard. In addition, MPEG
> LA actively seeks to adopt its alternative patent licensing model in
> other industries including biotech and pharmaceutical. For more
> information, please refer to http://www.mpegla.com.
>
> MPEG LA
> Lawrence Horn, 301-986-6660
> fax: 301-986-8575
> email: lhorn@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
>
> - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
> FreeLists.org
>
> - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
> unsubscribe in the subject line.
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts:
