[M4IF Discuss] hourly usage fee for MPEG4

[Yuval Fisher]

Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> What is happening in my country is the primary reason I used the term
> "bandits." The original intent of patent law and copyright has been
> subverted to the interests of lawyers and powerful multi-national
> corporations who are looking for perpetual cash flows rather than
> making money the old fashioned way...by earning it.

In my opinion, "powerful multi-national corporations" have just as much
right to return on their investment as the garage inventor. The
transistor, FORTRAN, and a multituteof other innovations have come from
"powerful multi-natioal corporations," and they earned their license
fees. 
Best, Yuval