[M4IF News] MPEG-4 Visual License scheme announced

[ravi.reddy grassvalleygroup.com]

In most cases the Transaction cost of collection is $0.25; It is more
expensive to collect the $0.25 then to make the Players free. I really doubt
if the collection infrastructre can be implemented to make any profit, it is
just a pain may be it provides a few jobs and a nightmare on accounting etc.
There should be a hefty charge only for encoding and no change for decoding,
hey we should compete with the free Windows Media Player, how can you
compete with free, please make the decoders free and be ubiquitous.
Ravi.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Koenen [mailto:rkoenen   intertrust.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2024 2:57 PM
To: 'Ram Kordale'; Rob Koenen; M4IF news (E-mail)
Cc: Larry Horn (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [M4IF News] MPEG-4 Visual License scheme announced
> The statements are bit(??) confusing. For example, since the 
> $.25 is for a decoder for "private use" only, is it true that
> - if a service provider were to provide a player download, 
> then there is no  cost?
> - $.25 is the cost per player?
> - there is no agreement yet for a player that will be able to 
> watch content provided by a service provider?
> 

I hope the licensors or their representatives can shed some light
on these and other questions that might arise. The language in
the release is open for more than one interpretation. 
Not having taken part in these talks, and having read them only today,
I can only say: in general you would only charge once. So if you are 
charging for usage, then maybe you shouldn't charge for the decoder 
as well.
The way I read it is that the 25 cents is per player copy (HW or SW).
Rob
ps: we are setting up a discussion list discuss   lists.m4if.org
for discussing issues like this.
Subscription details will be here:
http://www.m4if.org/public/publiclistreg.html shortly.
I will send another announcement on this list when the new list
is up and running.
The "discuss" list will be for non-technical discussions on MPEG-4.
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