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Re: [rtcweb] VP8 IPR agreement announced.

"Timothy B. Terriberry" <tterriberry@mozilla.com> Sat, 09 March 2013 22:50 UTC

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Stephan Wenger wrote:
> For AVC, the patent list is public; see here:
> http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/PatentList.aspx.  However,

I think you missed my point. That is the list for patents owned by the 
_licensors_. It does not appear to include any patents held by 
licensees, which are supposedly available via those licensees' 
reciprocal licenses.

> what parties have agreed to with respect to AVC has little or nothing to
> do with what they have to do with respect to VP8.

Well, Rob was the one who brought up the MPEG LA. But I won't argue with 
you on this point.

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