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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 19:51 UTC

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From: "Cullen Jennings (fluffy)" <fluffy@cisco.com>
To: Lorenzo Miniero <lorenzo@meetecho.com>
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:51:03 +0000
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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 1:16 PM, Lorenzo Miniero <lorenzo@meetecho.com> wrote:

> [*] I must shamefully admit I sniggered a bit when I read the "it's not
> free for Cisco" part, as if you were really paying for this. I have
> trouble thinking Cisco doesn't already pay the infamous cap every year.

I'm not going to provide numbers but I will say just for the record that Cisco does not even come close to paying the cap right now. I also realize that compared to Cisco overall budget, the MEPG LA cap is a very small percentage.

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