[MPlayer-dev-eng] Sorenson 3 encoding :)))))

[D Richard Felker III]

On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 03:00:46PM +0100, gabor wrote:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hello, Gabor.
> 
> Thanks for your questions.
> 
> If someone wants to make an MPEG-4 video encoder/decoder, yes, they have
> to pay a license fee.  That includes non-profit (open source).
> 
> An additional royalty for the right to use the encoder/decoder is
> payable by the video provider where the video provider offers MPEG-4
> video for remuneration.  The use royalty to be paid by the video
> provider (or in the case of Unique Use video, by the service provider)
> authorizes the consumer's use of the encoder/decoder.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Regards,
> Larry Horn
> Vice President, Licensing

This guy has no clue what he's talking about, as is to be expected.
Contacting him probably was/is a bad idea from a litigation
perspective, however.

Rich

P.S. IANAL