[M4IF Discuss] What is the REAL advantage?

[Rob Koenen]

The way I understand it (Again, Larry correct me if I am wrong)
the distinction is not whether the use is personal, but whether
the use is associated with remuneration. Often, personal use will
not involve remuneration, but sometimes it will. If I sell you
my home videos (you don't want to buy them , but let's assume)
then I owe a use fee to MPEGLA under the current conditions.
It will be an administrative challenge, but this is the situation.
Often, non-personal use will involve remuneration, but sometimes
it will not. Example (testing the waters!) - a government puts its 
information online in MPEG-4. As far as I understand, no use fee 
is asked for.
Many schools in Europe are public, and require no fees to be paid.
I think that these can deploy MPEG-4 technology without having to worry
about a use fee. The same may apply to US schools ... 
Let's see if this is right, or whether I am way off base.
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Handy [mailto:jeffh   bisk.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2024 9:14
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> Subject: RE: [M4IF Discuss] What is the REAL advantage?
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> 
> > How will this play out for .edu's? Will there be an exemption 
> > for educational institutions who digitize and distribute 
> > media (even if we have cost-recovery fees?)
> 
> 
> Wasn't that my question originally?  The way I now understand 
> it (it may
> be a while before I'm certain), no one is exempt with the exception of
> personal users.  In other words; your uncle Vinny isn't going to be
> charged for streaming your nephew's 3rd birthday party.  If you
> streaming on behalf of business, you are being charged somehow by
> someone to use MPEG-4.  If you are acting as a consumer, you aren't
> charged.
> 
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