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MPEG takes the position that Theora and WebM infringe on patents, and have been (publicly) attempting to find patents that infringe (notice they haven't actuall
by keeperofdakeys 15y ago
MPEG takes the position that Theora and WebM infringe on patents, and have been (publicly) attempting to find patents that infringe (notice they haven't actually put forward any such patents). In fact, the biggest reason Apple, Microsoft, and other large tech companies don't back Theora and WebM are because of the fear of submarine patents; patents that people aren't aware of that cover Theora and WebM. The situation isn't helped by the fact that Theora and WebM are broadly comparable to codecs developed by MPEG.
- dchest 15y agoYou are confusing MPEG (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Picture_Experts_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Picture_Experts_Group) and MPEG LA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_LA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_LA). The latter one is evil.
- keeperofdakeys 15y agoYes I was, things seem a lot clearer now. So, from what I understand, researchers (and companies) make standards through MPEG and ISO. Companies holding patents for the included technologies then put their patents into the MPEG LA patent pool (in a way totally unrelated to MPEG). Is that about right?
- dchest 15y agoYes.