[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

compn tempn
Fri Dec 4 17:07:02 CET 2009


On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:54:34 -0500, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:48 AM, compn <tempn at twmi.rr.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:49:09 -0500, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>>>On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 06:58:03PM -0500, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>>>>> * FFmpeg Foundation
>>
>> can we actually use 'mpeg' in the name? isnt it trademarked?
>
>Oh goodie more legal, bring it on! I'd probably claim that "mpeg" is a
>common word used to describe video, similar to "divx", kinda like "to
>google" = "to search on the internet". I'll ask the lawyers.

i dare you to start a foundation with 'google' or 'divx' in the name
too. hehe

-compn



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