[opendtv] Re: Single-chip HDTV solution powers new DTV products for U.S. ATSC market
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:58:20 -0500
At 1:18 PM -0500 1/23/07, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
Mark Schubin wrote:
Once again, the issue is the IP fees.
Mark, I thought we had established that those are about $23.
If $16 are for the MPEG-2 decoder, as has been suggested in the past,
then the majority of the IP fees apply equally to DVB-T boxen.
Take a look at the MPEG-LA web site Bert.
http://www.mpegla.com
The fees for MPEG-2 are:
(1) For MPEG-2 decoding products in hardware or software (such as
those found in set-top boxes, DVD players and computers equipped with
MPEG-2 decode units), the royalty is US $2.50 from January 1, 2002
and $4.00/unit before January 1, 2002. (Sections 2.2 and 3.1.1).
The fees for MPEG-2 Systems are:
Under the MPEG-2 Systems Patent Portfolio License, the party that
offers MPEG-2 Systems Devices (Section 1.9) for Sale (Section 1.17)
to the end user, either directly or through a chain of distribution,
is responsible for royalties on the end product. Section 3.1 of the
License agreement provides the schedule of royalties that apply to
the sublicense granted under Section 2.1. The royalty is US $0.50 for
each product that constitutes or incorporates a fully functioning
MPEG-2 Systems Device (as defined in Section 1.9).
Regards
Craig
P.S. Perhaps Beert can explain why MPEG-LA can publish their royalty
structure, while the ATSC keeps their a closely guarded secret...
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