On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Philippe Verdy <[email protected]> wrote: > > So I really wonder how NZ customers will receive their programs on satellite > if it requires an MPEG decoder. May be the MPEG LA will create a new version > specific for use in New Zealand. I think that patent licences on MPEG wil be > replaced by licences on closed softwares plus contractual requirements that
I don't agree with your basic premise that NZ will not be allowed to use MPEG media formats if the MPEG LA patents are invalid or expire in a few years. If a patent is invalid or expires, everyone is free to use it without limitation (within that country). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent Bill _______________________________________________ Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter Osdc-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list
