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[richard mizer]

My comments on the licensing arrangement revolves around enforcibility and
privacy.
 It is easy in the MPEG2 world to assess manufacturers of chips the
appropriate fees for encoders and decoders (software encoders are probably
easily collected as well, but perhaps not all software decoders, if they
can be downloaded)
It would be relatively straight forward to assess manufacturers of MPEG-4
hardware encoders/decoders the appropriate fees, and probably software
encoders, but downloaded software decoders may be a little difficult to
enforce.
But the question of enforcing content playback on a per minute basis, first
requires a sophisticated tracking system, that even with IPMP may not be
enforceable on shared content...but also puts MPEGLA in the position of
invading the privacy of viewers by knowing what content they have viewed,
and when and how long, etc.
While I know it is every patent holders dream to get a piece of the content
pie, the current proposed arrangement will kill MPEG-4, since even if it is
technically doable, it is an invasion of privacy and will cause Windows and
Real to remain the most desirable options where no such invasion is
required.
Rob Koenen wrote:
>  > There seems to be a general feeling that the license is a
> > good start on killing MPEG-4.
>
> It would be good for this discussion if you could explain why.
>
> Rob
>
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