[M4IF Discuss] Apple settles MPEG-4 dispute?

[Rob Koenen]

Got it. It depends on the individual products' license
and how you structure this. Many (most) products cannot be 
resold / redistributed. 
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Waggoner [mailto:ben   interframemedia.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2023 12:16
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> Rob,
> 
>     I was actually referring to platform vendors.  So, if a 
> company with a
> MPEG-4 codec wanted to support AAC encoding, they could use 
> their own MPEG-4
> video with the QuickTime AAC to build a product, instead of 
> licensing the
> AAC directly.
> 
> 
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> on 6/6/02 12:03 PM, Rob Koenen at rkoenen   intertrust.com wrote:
> 
> > With all respect - this argument is based on a misconception.
> > No end-user will ever license the codec directly.
> > See my previous mail.
> 
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