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- From: Didier Metzen didier.metzen1@libertysurf.fr
- Subject: [Patents] Re: MPeg patent enforcement
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:37:08 +0100
And do you think that "basic pinciples of psychoacoustic" could be patented?
It's not
software.
Didier
PILCH Hartmut a écrit:
> > > By the way, two companies are now trying to get fees from their patent
> > > on MPEG
> > > algorithm. One is german, the second is french.
> >
> > There is no such thing as a patented MPEG algorithm.
> > Rather, some of the basic principles of psychoacoustics which are used in
> > MP3 are patented.
> > Likewise, there is no GIF patent.
> >
> > > Does somebody know where these patents have been granted?
> >
> > Via the EPO in most European countries.
> > see http://www.mp3-licensing.com
>
> Also:
>
> http://www.mpegla.com
>
> The tendency is clear: gradually a lot of patents are bundled together
> into patent consortia which professionally go after maximising the
> profits. Sooner or later they will pursue anyone who works against their
> interest, if they are allowed to. What is happening with the cluster of
> mpeg-related patents today may happen with a cluster of memory management
> related patents tomorrow. In that case it will no longer be allowed for
> to program a free operating system.
>
> -phm
- [Patents] Re: MPeg patent enforcement, Didier Metzen didier . metzen1
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