[opendtv] Re: release: MPEG LA Issues Revised License for DVB-T; Changes Meet Emerging Market Conditions
- From: Ron Economos <k6mpg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:55:56 -0800
Looks like VC-1 is nearing completion:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/News_VC1.shtml
Ron
Tom McMahon wrote:
>I think that you will soon hear an announcement from MPEG-LA about preliminary
>licensing terms for VC-1....
>
>But I would be shocked if those terms were less than those for H.264/AVC given
>the number of essential patent holders in VC-1
>(non-Microsoft patent holders)....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of Tom Barry
>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 5:41 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: release: MPEG LA Issues Revised License for DVB-T;
>Changes Meet Emerging Market Conditions
>
>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
>>
>>
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