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Re: [rtcweb] Cisco to open source its H.264 implementation and absorb MPEG-LA licensing fees

"Cullen Jennings (fluffy)" <fluffy@cisco.com> Wed, 30 October 2013 16:12 UTC

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From: "Cullen Jennings (fluffy)" <fluffy@cisco.com>
To: Matt Fredrickson <creslin@digium.com>
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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Cisco to open source its H.264 implementation and absorb MPEG-LA licensing fees
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On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Matt Fredrickson <creslin@digium.com> wrote:

> Does this mean that system information (for systems that this is installed on) may be tracked and sent back to the Cisco servers for accurate license usage count?  (ethernet MAC address, or some other system specific info) so that redownloads of modules on the same system are not counted towards your license usage accounting?
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> Matthew Fredrickson
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Good question Matt and wish that had been in the FAQ. No we don't need to track MAC or any systems specific stuff. The download can be just a HTTP get with no identifying information other than of course Cisco will see the IP address the HTTP get came from.

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