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To: Sprocket who started this subject	2/9/2002 10:20:16 AM
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Companies fear costly MPEG-4 licenses By Gwendolyn Mariano Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 8, 2002, 2:50 PM PT A newly proposed MPEG-4 licensing plan is sending jitters through multimedia circles, raising cost concerns about a new standard that promises to bring powerful interactive features to digital video. Some MPEG-4 backers praised the licensing plan for removing lingering uncertainty over the costs of implementing the new format, but others said a proposed per-minute streaming fee, equivalent to 2 cents an hour, makes the plan all but unworkable. "I don't think (the fees) are commercially viable," said Douglas McIntyre, chief executive of On2 Technologies, a video-compression provider. "To come out with very high usage fees undercuts the whole concept of having a standard." more.... news.com.com Stang

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