“Yes, in view of the marketplace uncertainties regarding patent licensing needs for such technologies…”
= “In view of the FUD we spread…”
“…there have been expressions of interest from the market urging us to facilitate formation of licenses…”
= “…we’ve been repeatedly told that we are nothing but a patent troll Moloch (supported by Apple, MS and others)…”
“…that would address the market’s need for a convenient one-stop marketplace alternative to negotiating separate licenses with individual patent holders…”
= “…that is simply collecting protection money…”
“…in accessing essential patent rights for VP8 as well as other codecs, and we are looking into the prospects of doing so.”
= “…since we actually believe we own the moving image per se.”
Once more the translation:
“In view of the FUD we spread we’ve been repeatedly told that we are nothing but a patent troll Moloch (supported by Apple, MS and others) that is simply collecting protection money since we actually believe we own the moving image per se.”
Source Larry Horn interview: Digital Daily (digitaldaily.allthingsd.com)
Further reading and discussion: Patent Troll Larry Horn of MPEG-LA Assembling VP8 Patent Pool (www.osnews.com)
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