[MPEGIF Discuss] MPEG LA Announces Terms of Joint H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Patent License

[Rob Koenen (MPEGIF)]

Craig,
> My guess is that 
> the DBS service providers are going to have a very difficult time 
> dealing with the subscriber use fees...

Could you provide a bit more detail on why this is the case? I'd like to see
facts and figures in this discussion.
> Perhaps someone can answer the following question. It appears that 
> this license only covers the new AVC codec. So the question is, will 
> any other MPEG-4 license be needed in order to implement this 
> standard?
> 
> I assume that it would be possible to transport AVC bitstreams using 
> MPEG-2 systems. This would require an MPEG-2 systems license, but (I 
> assume) no other MPEG-4  license (other than for audio if the AAC 
> codec is being used).
> 
> Is this a correct interpretation?

I can't think of any reason why this interpretation would not be correct.
There is nothing in AVC that prescribes use of MPEG-4 Systems or MPEG-4
Visual or MPEG-4 Audio. 
Rob