[M4IF Discuss] RE: [M4IF News] To those concerned about MPEG- 4 Licensing ...

[Rob Koenen]

> >         As for me, I'm looking at MPEG-4 Part 10 and hoping 
> that it is
> > patent-free ;-)
> 
> 
> I wouldn't hold your breath. Many companies are nervous about 
> submarine
> patents. There's a strong anti-free-license movement in MPEG. 

Sweeping statements like these are very unhelpful.
It may indeed be unlikley that full JVT codec is going to be RF
(Royalty-Free).
There is, however,  a strong desire among many parties to try and 
establish a RF baseline. There is an ongoing effort to see how such 
an RF baseline could be established. It is area in which people like
to maneuver carefully, for obvious reasons. 
Rob