[M4IF News] M4IF welcomes MPEG-4 Visual and Systems licensing

[Rob Koenen]

MPEG-4 followers,
The Press Release below was sent to journalists worldwide a few hours ago.
A slightly different version was sent on the Business Wire (see
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.071602/221970340
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.071602/221970340>  ,
which link only works today)
Also see www.m4if.org <http://www.m4if.org>  which always has the latest on
MPEG-4
Best Regards,
Rob Koenen
President, M4IF
M4IF welcomes MPEG-4 Visual and Systems licensing
Announced Licence covers wide range of applications, provides basis for
rollout in MPEG-4 major markets
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16 July 2023 - The MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) welcomed yesterday's
announcement by MPEG LA on behalf over 20 patent holders, noting that the
viability of the license needs to be proven in the market.
The usage fee concerns have been substantially addressed. Other positive
aspects are the inclusion of terms for MPEG-4 Systems and the fact that
newer MPEG-4 Profiles, e.g. Advanced Simple, are covered by the license at
no extra cost, offering the industry a one stop shop for licensing MPEG-4. 
"I am delighted that terms are finally known", said Rob Koenen, President of
M4IF.  "This rings the starting bell for the whole broadcast and multimedia
industry to start releasing MPEG-4 products and services. The licenses are
the long-expected prerequisite for MPEG-4 being fully accepted and
deployed."
"It's good that we now have version 1.0 of the licensing product - it can be
sold. It does not yet cover all requirements, but I am confident that MPEG
LA and the licensors will work with potential licensees, as they have done
to date, to come up with a version 2.0 that covers more service- and usage
models", said Koenen. 
Although there is no single, comprehensive, open alternative for all
markets, there are alternatives in each of them. The MPEG-4 industry needs a
license that allows it to offer competitive products and services in all of
MPEG-4's target markets, consistent with the opportunity presented by MPEG-4
as a horizontal, cross-platform standard. 
M4IF hosts a discussion on issues relating to the adoption of MPEG-4,
including MPEG-4 licensing, at discuss   lists.m4if.org. Anyone can subscribe
to this open mailing list at
<http://www.m4if.org/public/publiclistreg.html>
http://www.m4if.org/public/publiclistreg.html
About MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is the interactive coding standard for all digital multimedia
platforms. Developed by the "Moving Picture Experts Group" that designed
MPEG-2 (the digital television standard), MPEG-1 and MP3. Being object-based
and extending beyond video and audio, MPEG-4 supports rich, interactive,
standards-based multimedia from low bandwidths to transparent quality. 
About M4IF
M4IF represents more than 100 companies from diverse industries evenly
distributed across North America, Europe and Asia, addressing MPEG-4
adoption issues that go beyond the charter of ISO/IEC MPEG. Activities of
the forum include an interoperability program, certification, several
working groups, access to ISO/MPEG committee members, and an annual
conference (WEMP-4). For more information visit: http://www.m4if.org
More information
Martin Jacklin, M4IF Media Relations, (Switzerland), +41 (79) 291 1882 (m)
martin.jacklin   m4if.org <mailto:martin.jacklin   m4if.org> 
Rob Koenen
Vice President
InterTrust Technologies Corporation
4800 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
tel. +1 408 855 6981
fax. +1 408 855 0250
gsm. +1 408 823 7512
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