The date in first graph, first sentence of release dated February 2,
2010, should read December 31, 2015 (sted December 31, 2016).
The corrected release reads:
MPEG LA’S AVC LICENSE WILL CONTINUE NOT TO CHARGE ROYALTIES FOR
INTERNET VIDEO THAT IS FREE TO END USERS
MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will
continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that is free to end
users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) during the next License
term from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2015. Products and services
other than Internet Broadcast AVC Video continue to be royalty-bearing,
and royalties to apply during the next term will be announced before the
end of 2010.
MPEG LA's AVC Patent Portfolio License provides access to essential
patent rights for the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) digital video coding
standard. In addition to Internet Broadcast AVC Video, MPEG LA’s AVC
Patent Portfolio License provides coverage for devices that decode and
encode AVC video, AVC video sold to end users for a fee on a title or
subscription basis and free television video services. AVC video is used
in set-top boxes, media player and other personal computer software,
mobile devices including telephones and mobile television receivers,
Blu-ray DiscTM players and recorders, Blu-ray video optical
discs, game machines, personal media player devices and still and video
cameras.
For more information about MPEG LA’s AVC License or to request a copy of
the License, please visit http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/Intro.aspx.
MPEG LA, LLC
MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses, enabling
users to acquire worldwide patent rights necessary for a technology
standard or platform from multiple patent owners in a single transaction
as an alternative to negotiating individual licenses. Wherever an
independently administered one-stop patent license would provide a
convenient marketplace alternative to assist users with implementation
of their technology choices, the licensing model pioneered and employed
by MPEG LA may provide a solution. By balancing patent users’ interest
in reasonable access with patent owners’ interest in reasonable return,
MPEG LA creates the opportunity for adoption of new technologies and
fuels innovation. MPEG LA’s initial licensing program for MPEG-2 digital
video compression helped produce the most widely employed standard in
consumer electronics history, and the MPEG LA® Licensing Model has
become the template for addressing other technologies. Today MPEG LA
manages licensing programs consisting of essential patents in 57
countries. MPEG LA is an independent licensing administrator; it is not
related to any standards agency and is not an affiliate of any patent
holder. For more information, please refer to http://www.mpegla.com.