Barry Jablonski wrote: > > I guess that my simple question is: how is iBiquity Digital different > than DRM? With DRM (an international digital > standard) I can buy (as I have...) their official decoder --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From <http://drm.sourceforge.net/>: "With this software project we intend to implement a working software receiver with, at least, the basic features. Since this project is created at a university and the fundamental idea of such an institution is to teach and stimulate the creativity, this source-code is free under the GNU-General Public License (GPL). Dream is a development project which uses the open source model to improve DRM technology. The main aim of this project is to implement and test new research results on an existing system, whereby the synchronization and channel estimation is of special interest." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From <http://www.ibiquity.com/manufacturers/receiver_manufacturers/license_agreement>: "iBiquity Digital licenses its Intellectual Property to receiver manufacturers using standard terms and conditions: * iBiquity’s license agreement provides for the licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks and know-how. * Licensees are offered a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, royalty-bearing license. * iBiquity requires that licensees comply with patent and trademark marking requirements. * The license agreement prohibits sublicensing any of the granted licenses, the use of the license for the benefit of unlicensed third parties or the creation of derivative works or adaptations. * iBiquity only provides the option to license its software in object code form * Licensees are required to use the HD Radio™ logo on the faceplate of receiver products in accordance with iBiquity’s trademark style guidelines * Licensees must conform to iBiquity’s Quality Control Product Certification Program * iBiquity provides a limited number of hours of support without additional charge. Additional hours of support beyond the specified complementary level may be purchased at iBiquity’s customary rates. * In return for the license grants, licensees agree to pay (i) a one time cash payment and (ii) per unit royalties based on a percentage of the aggregate total gross invoiced sales for receiver products sold to unaffiliated third parties. * Licensees are required to provide iBiquity with quarterly sales reports along with royalty payments. * The license agreement is valid for a five year term. * All licensees are required to comply with U.S. export control restrictions." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not sure what else one can say. 73 Frank AB2KT _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
