[M4IF News] MPEG-4 Audio Licensing begins

[Rob Koenen (M4IF)]

M4IF News Readers,
The news that MPEG-4 Audio licensing has begun was just released on the news
wire.
I think this is great news for MPEG-4 Audio, which includes MPEG-4 AAC. I
hope - and expect - that this will enable deployment of many interoperable
services and devices with great audio quality. 
Kind Regards,
Rob Koenen
President, M4IF
( BW)(CA-VIA-LICENSING) MPEG-4 Audio Licensing Begins; MPEG-4 Audio Patent
Licenses Now Available from via Licensing Corporation
    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2003--Via Licensing Corporation
is pleased to announce the availability of MPEG-4 Audio patent licenses. The
MPEG-4 Audio patent license program provides streamlined access to a set of
essential MPEG-4 Audio patents from multiple parties, under reasonable and
nondiscriminatory terms. An MPEG-4 Audio patent license is needed by
companies that build and/or sell end-user products incorporating MPEG-4
audio technologies.
    "The commencement of MPEG-4 Audio licensing is the result of
unprecedented cooperation among a set of international consumer electronics,
telecommunications, and research organizations," said Ramzi Haidamus,
general manager of Via Licensing Corporation. "This is a very significant
milestone, and we are excited to be offering a license that will enable the
widespread deployment of an important open standard such as MPEG-4 Audio."
    For additional information about the licensing terms for MPEG-4 Audio,
or to request a sample patent license agreement, please visit the Via
Licensing website at www.vialicensing.com.
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