[M4IF Discuss] What is the REAL advantage?

[Rob Koenen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Waggoner [mailto:ben   interframemedia.com]
> Adam,
> 
>     Also, there are no license fees for the first year.  So the big three
> can all ship MPEG-4 playback and encode for a year, and see how the market
> develops.

True, but they will need to sign a licensing agreement or an MoU though.
The grace period is not for just everyone.
I don't know the terms of the MoU.
Rob