- From: John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:06:15 -0700
- To: "'Matt Ivie'" <matt.ivie@gmail.com>, <piranna@gmail.com>
- Cc: "'Andreas Kuckartz'" <A.Kuckartz@ping.de>, <public-restrictedmedia@w3.org>
Matt Ivie wrote: > > What else can EME do? > What else can x264 do besides convert videos to a licensed codec? JF > John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote: > > >>Matt Ivie wrote: > >>> > >>> Being Free Software and being covered by a patent are two different > >>> things. By confusing the two matters you're making more downstream > >>> confusion as a result. We should think of copyright issues and > >>patent > >>> issues as they are: two separate issues. > >> > >>I can meet you there when you meet me at EME is not DRM :-) > >> > >>(Both are examples of separate issues that have significant linkages, > >>and related downstream confusion...) > >> > >>Besides, we're talking about "Open" standards here, and bringing > forth > >>x264 without acknowledging the fact that the software still uses > >>technology that is not "open" is, I believe relevant, if for no other > >>reason than an illustration of how "Open" software can still use > >>non-open standards/technologies (unless you are going to tell me that > >>you can freely modify the H.264 codec at will, with no > repercussions). > >> > >>JF > > -- > Sent from my Replicant phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > Visit replicant.us
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