[M4IF Discuss] Apple settles MPEG-4 dispute?

[Rob Koenen]

> Does your comment "and (most) licensors are *bound* to non-discriminatory
> licensing through promises they made to ISO during the standardization
> process."  mean that in fact, no one COULD make a deal with the gang-of-18
> outside of the terms (equal-to at least) of an MPEG-LA deal?

No, it doesn't mean that at all. MPEG LA's license will be non-exclusive.
Apple and others will still have the freedom to pay visits to the 18 (I 
believe now 20) licensors and negotiate deals with them individually. 
These then will individually have to make sure they are non-discriminatory,
in however way they want to do that.
Rob