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M4IF welcomes MPEG-4 Visual and Systems licensingAnnounced Licence covers wide range of applications, provides basis for rollout in MPEG-4 major markets 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 [email protected]. Anyone can subscribe to this open mailing list at http://www.m4if.org/public/publiclistreg.html
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