Re: [codec] Skype IPR disclosure

Huh #1? A change from <null> to <anything_non_null> is a "change".

Huh #2? Re: " I am glad to see that they've chosen the [codec WG?]
expected royalty-free patent-non-assert licensing path."

>From https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1164/ I read: "Skype is currently
contemplating the licensing terms. It is the intention that there will
be a royalty free license option available to companies implementing the
standard."

I see no commitment/choice to royalty-free in this statement; I am
fairly sure that no lawyer would either.

Perhaps the statement was updated since the last time you read it?

Huh #3? Re: "commercial terms"

>From https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1164/ I see no mention of any
commercial terms other than licensing intent (e.g., support costs,
indemnification, etc.).

Do you have information other than
https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1164/ that you are basing these
comments on?

Michael Ramalho

-----Original Message-----
From: codec-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:codec-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf
Of Kevin P. Fleming
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:43 PM
Cc: Codec WG
Subject: Re: [codec] Skype IPR disclosure

Stephan Wenger wrote:
> Folks,
> The secretariat has just posted Skype's expected IPR disclosure
related
> to the SILK codec draft: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1297/.
>  Relative to their previous statement (
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1164/), the commercial terms have
> changed, and the new disclosure lists a number of additional patent
> applications.  (The exercise of determining whether the patent
> applications belong to the same patent family is left to the esteemed
> reader.  Same goes for the interpretation of the commercial terms :-)

Well, the previous disclosure didn't actually include any commercial
licensing terms, so I'm not sure the term 'changed' is warranted :-) I
am glad to see that they've chosen the expected royalty-free
patent-non-assert licensing path.

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