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[Marshall Eubanks <>]

> On 2002-02-22 6:20 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> 
>> 
>> We do MPEG-1, and are testing MPEG-4, multicasts. See -
>> http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/02_feb/news/cw_multicast.htm
>> 
>> Why not MPEG-2 ? Because there is a charge :
>> 
>> from http://www.mpegla.com/
>> 
> If  the charge for MPEG-2 is putting you off, you should see what they
> (MPEG LA) want for MPEG-4.  For a commentary on it, see
> <http://www.creativemac.com/cgi-bin/getframeletter.cgi?/2002/02_feb/editorials
> /smack87.htm>
> 
> -Phil
> Cornell University
> 
> 

This is _all_ that is publicly  known :
http://www.mpegla.com/mpeg4/news_release31Jan2002.html

Apple's response 
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/feb/12qt6.html

The licensing is not cast in stone - not even really fully fleshed out (the
multicast part is TBD, for example - I asked), but the cost per player is a
lot less, but still != 0.

-- 
                                 Regards
                                 Marshall Eubanks



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