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["Richard Mavrogeanes" <>]

VBrick StreamPlayer uses this approach, not just for files but for live
streams.  It works with your existing decoder, and if you don't have one
we'll sell you one.

VLC always installs codecs (I think) so it's not easy see the
before/after picture.

I'll see if I can work make a 'checklist' of sorts to help guide legal
use.

/rich


-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Fulchiero 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:12 PM
To: Richard Mavrogeanes
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Subject: Re: Legality of using VLC

Hi Richard, thanks for looking into this.

The next step would be to figure out which video codecs need to be  
licensed.
For example, if a codec is not used, it could be removed, and then  
there should not be a licensing issue.

And whether licenses have to be paid twice.
Yesterday I played a DVD in a PC using Windows Media Player.
You mentioned that Microsoft does not include an MPEG2 decoder, yet I  
was able to do that.
There were no third party codecs installed.
How does that work from a licensing standpoint?

Thanks for your work on this, I hope you can help us figure out a  
better system than what we have now. It's really needed.

Frank Fulchiero
Digital Media Specialist
Connecticut College

(sorry, my email is flaky today, might have hit the send button twice)


On Apr 4, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Richard Mavrogeanes wrote:

> From the MPEGLA:
>
> Hi, Rich.
>
> Good to hear from you as always.
>
> VLC player is treated the same as any other product: it needs to be
> licensed under essential patents for each video codec as well as any
> other technologies it contains.  To the extent it is not so licensed,
> the product's provider along with anyone in the product chain is left
> with patent infringement liability.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dean
>
> Dean Skandalis
> Vice President, Licensing
> MPEG LA
> 4601 Willard Avenue
> Suite 200
> Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
> U.S.A.