[M4IF Discuss] MPEG-LA, On2 and the DoJ

[Moeritz, Sebastian]

Well -- let's put it this way, I would not interpret too much into all these
third-party efforts that are made up to disrupt MPEG-4 etc. They will not
succeed anyway. Plus, please do not forget -- it seems that it is the "non
MPEG-4" community that always causes "trouble", not the other way around. I
wonder why ...
Let's face it --  the licensing issues will be resolved and a mutually
acceptable solution will be found, because it is the interest and desire of
all concerned. Period.
Kind regards.
Sebastian Moeritz
CEO, dicas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom McMahon" <tlm   demografx.com>
To: "Bernhard Grill" <grl   iis.fhg.de>; "Robert Saint John"
<rsaintjohn   LIGOS.COM>
Cc: "M4IF Discussion List (E-mail)" <discuss   lists.m4if.org>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 5:18 AM
Subject: RE: [M4IF Discuss] MPEG-LA, On2 and the DoJ
> Doesn't this just wash out if one were to come out and assert their IP
> position?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernhard Grill [mailto:grl   iis.fhg.de]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:07 PM
> To: Robert Saint John
> Cc: M4IF Discussion List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [M4IF Discuss] MPEG-LA, On2 and the DoJ
>
>
> Robert Saint John wrote:
> > Well, this is just getting downright silly. As if the issues at hand
> > weren't complicated enough, On2 has decided to try to disrupt the
> > entire MPEG effort by calling in our (United States) beloved DoJ....
>
> I'd call it an interesting PR gag. On2 and other companies are using the
> current
> MPEG-4 licensing discussion to gain publicity for their propriatory
> products. Rob's answers are quite correct. Let's hope the professionals
> in this business
> don't get distracted and recognize it for what this really is.
>
> Bernhard
>
>
>
>
> >
> > --------------------
> > On2 Technologies Sends Letter to Department of Justice Questioning
> > Legality of MPEG LA
> >
> > NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2002--On2 Technologies Inc., The
> > Duck Corporation, the industry leader in video compression technology,
>
> > has petitioned the Department of Justice to investigate the validity
> > of MPEG LA, as it relates to the promotion of MPEG-4 as a video
> > standard, and the patent pooling of other MPEG technologies.
> >
> > (more)
> >
> > http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020314/140113_1.html
> >
> >
> > Robert
>
>
>
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