Re: [rtcweb] H.264 patent licensing options (was: Re: confirming sense of the room: mti codec)

Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> Wed, 10 December 2014 23:04 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] H.264 patent licensing options (was: Re: confirming sense of the room: mti codec)
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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 10 December 2014 at 13:46, Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
> > This rules out commercial use.  Doesn't this fail the “reasonable”
> > part of RAND because it is expected that commercial end users obtain a
> > separate patent license of their own (which is not part of a product
> > that can be purchased)?  If this is still considered “reasonable”, is
> > the fact relevant that all published MPEG-LA material about H.264
> > refers to patent licensing in a broadcasting context (either the
> > production side, or the receiver side)?  This strongly suggests to me
> > that they may lack the rights to license H.264 for use in video
> > conferencing applications.
>
> I recommend that you consult counsel on these sorts of questions.
> Seeking legal opinion on an internet mailing list might not produce
> the best results.
>
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