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- From: "Nick Fleming" <Nick@bigfatpanda.fsnet.co.uk>
- To: <iriXx@iriXx.org>
- Cc: <patents@aful.org>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] Re: Jpeg Patent
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:41:36 +0100
> does the JPEG patent have any implications on other uses for its
compression
> algorithm - as the LZW patent affected 'compress' as well as 'GIF'
formats...
> best,
> miriam
Yes it does. Basically anything that uses a similar method of
compression might infringe. Some large firms have already
(alledgedly) paid up , rather than fight the claims.
Since the jpeg standard is widely known, and has
been around for a long time, its conceivable that
a number of technologies that use similar compression
methods could be affected.
Greg is wrong to laugh at claims that patents are destroying R & D.
They are. Who in their right mind is going to develop any standards
at this rate if 10 years down the road some company is going
to start demanding fee's and backdated payments on an
internationally agreed 'free' standard ?
Regards,
Nick.
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