MPEG LA
MPEG LA, LLC, is a Denver-based firm that licenses patent pools covering essential patents required[1][2] for use of the MPEG-2,[3] MPEG-4 Visual (Part 2), IEEE 1394, VC-1, ATSC and AVC/H.264 standards. The firm is also working towards pooled licensing of LTE patents pertaining to 4th generation cellular telephony and patents essential for WebM.
MPEG LA is not affiliated with MPEG, the Moving Picture Experts Group.
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[edit] Criticism
MPEG LA has claimed that video codecs such as Theora[4][5][6] and VP8[7][8][9] infringe on patents owned by its licensors, without disclosing the affected patent or patents.[10] Currently, they are calling out for “any party that believes it has patents that are essential to the VP8 video codec”.[11]
In May 2010, Nero AG filed an antitrust suit against MPEG LA, claiming it "unlawfully extended its patent pools by adding non-essential patents to the MPEG-2 patent pool" and has been inconsistent in charging royalty fees.[12] According to MPEG-LA, the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the suit with prejudice on November 29, 2010.[13][dead link]
[edit] H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Licensors
The following organizations hold one or more patents in the H.264/AVC patent pool.[14]
- Apple Inc.
- DAEWOO
- Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- France Télécom, société anonyme
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Fujitsu Limited
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Microsoft Corporation
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- NTT docomo
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Panasonic Corporation
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Scientific-Atlanta Vancouver Company
- Sedna Patent Services, LLC
- Sharp Corporation
- Siemens AG
- Sony Corporation
- Ericsson
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Toshiba Corporation
- Victor Company of Japan, Limited
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Revolutionizing Intellectual Property Rights Management". http://www.mpegla.com/main/Pages/About.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ Loli-Queru, Eugenia (2010-05-01), Why Our Civilization's Video Art and Culture is Threatened by the MPEG-LA, OSNews, http://www.osnews.com/story/23236/Why_Our_Civilization_s_Video_Art_and_Culture_is_Threatened_by_the_MPEG-LA
- ^ Clendenin, Mike (2007-03-12), Chinese set-top box makers, MPEG LA face off over patent fees, EE Times, http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WHQGCDCQAPPDCQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=197801387
- ^ Ozer, Jan (2010-03-04), Ogg, MPEG LA, and Submarine Patents, StreamingMedia.com, http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=65782
- ^ Metz, Cade (2010-04-30), Steve Jobs: mystery patent pool to attack Ogg Theora, The Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/30/steve_jobs_claims_ogg_theora_attack/
- ^ Blankenhorn, Dana (2010-05-02), Behind the open codec FUD attack, ZDNet, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/behind-the-open-codec-fud-attack/6393
- ^ Metz, Cade (2010-05-20), Google backs open codec against patent trolls, The Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/google_confident_on_vp8_and_patents/
- ^ Metz, Cade (2010-05-21), Google open video codec may face patent clash, The Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/21/mpegla_mulls_patent_license_for_webm/
- ^ Fulton, Scott M. (2010-05-21), Patent pool may be in the works for 'free' VP8 codec, Betanews, http://www.betanews.com/article/Patent-pool-may-be-in-the-works-for-free-VP8-codec/1274466745
- ^ Blankenhorn, Dana (2010-05-24), FUD pushing back hard against Google WebM, ZDNet, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/fud-pushing-back-hard-against-google-webm/6548
- ^ MPEG LA Announces Call for Patents Essential to VP8 Video Codec, Denver, CO: MPEG LA, 2011-02-10, http://www.mpegla.com/main/pid/vp8/default.aspx, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ Holwerda, Thom (2010-05-24), Nero Files Antitrust Case Against MPEG-LA, OSNews, http://www.osnews.com/story/23346/Nero_Files_Antitrust_Case_Against_MPEG-LA
- ^ "Court Dismisses with Prejudice Nero AG’s Antitrust Claim Against MPEG LA" (PDF) (Press release). Denver, CO: MPEG LA. 2010-11-29. http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20News%20List/Attachments/233/n-10-11-29.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-14.[dead link]
- ^ AVC/H.264 Licensors
[edit] External links
- MPEG LA corporate website
- New MPEG LA MPEG-2 License Agreement Offers Extended Coverage at Reduced Royalty Rates (Press Release on businesswire.com)
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