On Dec 13, 2007 8:40 PM, Ian Hickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Convince one of the largest companies to distribute a royalty-free > codec, taking on the unknown liability, and make this widely known, to > attract patent trolls.
I don't think you meant it that way, but this almost sounds like a straw-man. I would not suggest the large companies would be willing to take on the risk of a royalty-free codec without research of the risk, either done by the W3C or perhaps as a communal patent clearance. We'd welcome and participate enthusiastically in either. I've heard some credible legal opinions in private conversations over the past few days of how this might proceed. > * Negotiate with the patent holders of a non-royalty-free codec to find a > way that their codec can be used royalty-free. For the record, I'll say-- If MPEG unconditionally dropped all royalty claims on MPEG2/MPEG4, I'd go home very happy ;-) That's absurd and meant to be humorous, but I also mean it. It would put an end to all this so called 'Ogg nonsense' immediately. Heck, we might even join MPEG. Monty Xiph.Org
