Re: [codec] Individuals and hats

Anisse Taleb <anisse.taleb@huawei.com> Thu, 14 April 2011 16:10 UTC

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If only it was true, I could finish paying my 5 years old Peugeot 307.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: codec-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:codec-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Thorvald Natvig
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 8:37 AM
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> Subject: [codec] Individuals and hats
> 
> 
> I see from cursory googling that there is an overlap between some of the
> proponents of the impossible test plan and developers of MPEG USAC,
> which seems likely to become one of the most patent encumbered codecs in
> history.
> 
> There seems to be clear royalty-based gain to be had for individuals and
> companies if this workgroup should fail. Everyone in the IETF wears the
> hat of an individual, but it might be better to be upfront about the
> motivations for helping the workgroup succeed when there is such a clear
> conflict of interest.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Thorvald
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