Re: [rtcweb] Congratuiations on the Cisco announcement - but we still prefer VP8

"Hutton, Andrew" <andrew.hutton@unify.com> Mon, 04 November 2013 17:35 UTC

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To: Randell Jesup <randell-ietf@jesup.org>, "rtcweb@ietf.org" <rtcweb@ietf.org>
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On: 03 November 2013 20:20 Randell Jesup Wrote:


> 
> IANAPL (I Am Not A Patent Lawyer) - but if you make an image that
> includes Cisco's plugin for imaging machines, that would be a violation
> of the rules - you would be the one distributing it to end-use
> systems.  While you're unlikely to get pinged on it, the company
> lawyers may not see it that way, and it might show up flagged in an
> audit, and IT guys don't like that.
> 

I also have a concern about this issue and made the same assumption however yesterday I was told by one of the Cisco experts that as long as it is the owner of the end devices (i.e. An enterprise) that is doing the distribution that would be within the rules. However IANAPL and those that are will need to examine the small print. 

Maybe this is something that Cisco could clarify in the FAQ's.

Andy