[M4IF Discuss] What the??

[Daniel B. Miller]

well stated Craig.  As Rob often points out, MPEG and MPEG-LA are very
different animals.  We have absolutely no beef with the technical elements
of the standard, nor with the idea of a standard itself.  Our problem is
with how MPEG-LA has managed to promulgate the notion that they have the
right to act as a collusionary broker for 18 companies that are supposed
to be competing, not fixing prices.
 ___  Dan Miller
(++,) CTO and founder, On2 Technologies
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 11:23 AM -0400 5/23/02, Jeff Handy wrote:
> >Wasn't it On2 that decided to file a complaint with the DOJ regarding
> >MPEG-4??
> >
>
> Well to be completely accurate, they filed a complaint with the DOJ
> suggesting that MPEG-LA has no legal standing as a licensing pool for
> MPEG-4 visual; that the waiver that the DOJ granted to MPEG-LA is
> only applicable to the licensing of MPEG-2.
>
> It is important to note the differences in the levels of support for
> the MPEG-4 standard, and support for MPEG-LA's "fair and
> non-discriminatory" licensing terms...
>
> --
> Regards
> Craig Birkmaier
> Pcube Labs
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