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

[Rob Koenen]

Dan,
There are two ways to get involved in the work of the JVT:
* through MPEG
	- in your case, through ANSI
* through ITU-T
	- I do not know how that would work
The best way is to contact Gary Sullivan, who heads the JVT. 
He also knows about ITU-T procedures.
JVT is meeting this week, so Gary will be extremely busy.
FYI - The codec is progressing to Committee Draft (and I 
believe  an ITU equivalent thereof) this week; this is a 
very stable draft.
Kind Regards,
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel B. Miller [mailto:dan   on2.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2024 12:48
> To: Rob Koenen
> Cc: discuss   lists.m4if.org; discuss-admin   lists.m4if.org
> Subject: RE: [M4IF Discuss] RE: [M4IF News] To those concerned about
> MPEG- 4 Licensing ...
> 
> 
> Rob --
> 
> can you provide a pointer to information about how to get 
> involved in the
> JVT (Mpeg4/p10) work?  I assume it is similar to MPEG committee
> membership, ie ANSI membership &/or corporate sponsor?
> 
>  ___  Dan Miller
> (++,) CTO and founder, On2 Technologies
> 
> On Fri, 3 May 2002, Rob Koenen wrote:
> 
> > > >         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
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