Problem or Opportunity? Steve Jobs on Standardizing Royalty Free Codecs
June 3, 2010 – 4:38 pm | No Comment

As readers of this blog know, I am a long-time proponent of royalty-free standardization as the best option for open Web media, preferable to informal, vendor-run open-sourcing of undocumented or unreviewed Intellectual Property Rights.
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Problem or Opportunity? Steve Jobs on Standardizing Royalty Free Codecs
June 3, 2010 – 4:38 pm | No Comment
Problem or Opportunity? Steve Jobs on Standardizing Royalty Free Codecs

As readers of this blog know, I am a long-time proponent of royalty-free standardization as the best option for open Web media, preferable to informal, vendor-run open-sourcing of undocumented or unreviewed Intellectual Property Rights.
MPEG, an …

How Google’s Open Sourcing of VP8 Harms the Open Web
May 21, 2010 – 6:24 pm | 7 Comments
How Google’s Open Sourcing of VP8 Harms the Open Web

Much of the initial commentary on Google’s open sourcing of the VP8 codec it acquired in purchasing On2 has breathlessly, and uncritically, centered on the purported game-changing impact of the move.
But unfortunately, these commentaries miss …

DTG Group Challenges Semi-Open Stance of Project Canvas
February 5, 2010 – 6:55 pm | No Comment
DTG Group Challenges Semi-Open Stance of Project Canvas

Last August I questioned if the BBC-led hybrid DTV Project Canvas was “seduced by the cynical allure of a semi-open ’standards-based open environment‘” .
Many kudos to the DTG — the lead UK DTV standards group …

Royalty free codec standards — don’t settle for less
December 9, 2009 – 10:37 pm | No Comment
Royalty free codec standards — don’t settle for less

After a lively debate, the IETF appears to be moving forward with a royalty-free audio codec standardization activity.  Here’s to its successful launch and positive outcome.
I’ve put a brief summary at the mpegrf.com site, and …