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My understanding was that the implementation was protected by patents. And can one call something a standard if the codec is not documented and needs to be reve
by RF_Savage 5y ago
My understanding was that the implementation was protected by patents.
And can one call something a standard if the codec is not documented and needs to be reverse engineered?
- jaywalk 5y agoLike I said, it's the protocol that is standardized. HD Radio as a whole is not, because of the codec. I think it's absolute BS that the FCC went down the path of a proprietary format, but it's the way things are. And the fact is, we do have at least one FOSS implementation. Since it's not DRM, I believe (but IANAL) that it's perfectly legal to reverse-engineer it. I doubt Xperi really cares, since HD Radio is a trademark so it's not like you could build, sell and market an "HD Radio" device without licensing from them anyway.