- From: Charles <lists07@wiltgen.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:27:21 -0800
> Just because AVC is not a standard doesn't mean it's not proprietary.
I think you meant "Just because AVC is a standard doesn't mean it's not proprietary".
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"Proprietary" means owned and controlled by one entity. Yes, AVC incorporates patents owned by several companies. But nobody owns it, and anybody can participate in its ecosystem.
> We call proprietary anything that can't be implemented by the whole world without third-party permission.
Even by that unique definition, AVC is not proprietary since it can and is (e.g. x264) implemented by the whole world without permission.
-- Charles
Received on Thursday, 13 December 2007 14:27:21 UTC