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<title>MPEG-LA chief backs Microsoft in H.264 struggle with Google</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/24/filing.claims.motorola.should.be.held.to.googles.license.standards/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/slimxbox-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has suffered a setback in the next step of its federal case regarding Microsoft's potential abuse of the H.264 video codec. The head of the MPEG-LA licensing group, Lawrence Horn, declared in a court briefing that Google's agreement with the group and monetary restrictions on licensing fees applies to companies it acquired -- meaning Motorola's claim of Microsoft's patent abuse likely won't...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MPEG LA starts offering Blu-ray 3D video patent licenses</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/22/pooled.license.simplifies.technology.dispersal/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/3d-glasses-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[MPEG LA, which holds patent rights for several technologies including components of MPEG-2, MPEG-4, ATSC, and AVC, is now offering  a consolidated license for patents pertaining to MVC (Multiview Video Coding). MVC is the standard for encoding and decoding video that is used in 3D-capable hardware, such as Blu-ray disc players and burners, video cameras, and PCs....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Skype now using WebM codec despite Microsoft's objections</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/03/skype.using.vp8.even.with.microsoft.patent.gripes/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/skype-iphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google had an unusual celebration Wednesday as it claimed that Skype 5.5 was now using the video format behind WebM, VP8.  WebM Product Manager John Luther said that that any video chat between two or more users on 5.5 will switch over to VP8 for the stream.  The format had been chosen in part because of its low lag in live situations and ability to gracefully handle lost data....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>12 firms claim Google's WebM violates H.264 video patents</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/29/12.groups.tell.mpeg.la.google.vp8.copies.tech/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/webm-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The MPEG-LA video group's attempts to find patent violations in WebM proved successful as the company late Thursday claimed that 12 companies and organizations had their technology infringed.  The so far unnamed dozen said the VP8 video codec underlying Google's format copied technology used in H.264, the standard MPEG-LA supports.  The collective was considering forming a patent pool to demand li...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Chrome to get plugin-free, real-time voice and video</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/21/chrome.integrates.webrtc.for.live.media/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/googlechrome10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is in the early stages of giving Chrome a completely add-on free approach to live audio and video chat, the company's Henrik Andreasson said this weekend.  The company plans to integrate the WebRTC protocol first in its open-source Chromium project before rolling it into the regular Chrome browser.  The step should give the browser both high- and low-bandwidth audio formats, iSAC and iLBC, ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New WebM license group tries to safeguard against lawsuits</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/25/webm.community.cross.license.guards.video.patents/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/webm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The WebM Project took a defensive measure on Monday with the creation of the WebM Community Cross-License.  The approach will see 17 companies and groups give licenses to any WebM-related patents they have to other CCL members.  Google, Matroska, and Xiph.org form the core but are joined by AMD, Cisco, Huawei, LG, Logitech, MIPS, Mozilla, Opera, Pantech, Quanta, Samsung, STMicro, TI, and Verisilic...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>YouTube now delivering WebM video, rest of industry silent</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/19/youtube.starts.streaming.new.videos.in.webm/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/youtube-html5embed.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[YouTube in an update Tuesday afternoon said it was now encoding all new videos in its in-house WebM standard.  The format would let viewers using new versions of Chrome as well as Firefox and Opera see video in HTML5 using the open format.  Videos would still be playable in the H.264 format and the original Flash containers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple, Microsoft face antitrust probe over video codecs</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1008/youtubemobile-iphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating antitrust allegations against codec licensing firm MPEG-LA and its members, which include tech heavyweights Apple and Microsoft. The probe is said to be focusing on possible anticompetitive actions aimed at Google and the search giant's V8 codec, which serves as a free alternative to MPEG LA's standards....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MPEG-LA calls for instances of Google's WebM patent</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/webm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google's WebM video standard came under renewed threat on Thursday with an MPEG-LA request.  The video standards group is asking members for any instances in which a company believes one of the VP8 format patents behind WebM might have violated its patents.  It hopes to streamline creating a joint license that it could offer for "essential" patents....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google pulls H.264 HTML5 support from Chrome</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1101/googlechrome-macextensions.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google today said it was dropping support for H.264 video in Chrome's HTML5 component.  It acknowledged that the more popular format had an "important role" but hoped it could force adoption of its open but internally-developed WebM format as well as Ogg Theora.  The company claimed that opening up the VP8 codec underneath led to major speed improvements as well as widespread adoption....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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