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

[Rob Koenen]

Dan Miller wrote:
> If MPEG-4 really does become a standard (in the defacto,
> near-universal-adoption sense as opposed to something agreed upon by a
> standards body), it will be because it works in the marketplace, both
> technically and businesswise.  

Fully agreed.
As has been noted before, and as was repeated a number of times in the 
special M4IF meeting on licensing yesterday: MPEG-4 has competition, and
needs to earn its place as a viable solution. The issue that remains is
mostly the license. 'Reasonable' in licensing terms is always a vague term,
but it can be directly translated to 'Allowing competitive solutions to 
be built", which makes it much more concrete and tangible.
Best,
Rob