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> Apparently all we have to do is stand back and let the dominant players commit suicide while they dance around Schroedinger's Cash Box Don't know how true th
by papercruncher 12y ago
> Apparently all we have to do is stand back and let the dominant players commit suicide while they dance around Schroedinger's Cash Box
Don't know how true this is with regards to MPEG, but I really enjoyed this quote
- 0x09 12y agoMPEG is funded directly by their organization (ISO) and doesn't really have a (edit: financial) dog in this fight.
- pgeorgi 12y agoOne thing that's easily mixed up: MPEG sets standards. MPEG-LA is a wholly different entity to organize cashing in on them.
- makomk 12y agoMPEG's policies on creating standards are basically set up to enable the MPEG-LA and new patent pools like this one to make money, though. They have a policy of not caring about whether the technology is patented or not - there could be a small tweak that'd turn it from patent-infringing to patent-free and they'd ignore it - which means that all the members can and do cram as many of their patents into MPEG standards as they can find excuses for.