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Suddenly a JPEG Patent and Licensing Fee

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-have-I-heard-this-before. dept.

Michael Long writes "Forgent Networks (www.forgentnetworks.com) has announced that it owns the software patent on JPEG compression technology, and has stated that it is "in contact" with computer, software, camera, and other digital imaging product manufacturers regarding licensing terms. This ambush of the digitial imaging industry will probably stand as the worst public relations nightmare a company can inflict upon itself."

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  1. Re:Pantent? by DrVxD · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    > The woman who had it spilled onto her groin had third degree burns over the majority of her groin.
    And because of her stupidity (Remind me - did McDonalds put a gun to her head and tell her to pour it over herself? I thought not.), everyone who gets coffee from McDonalds gets cold coffee (or at least, coffee which becomes undrinkably cold much faster).

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  2. Re:This is so broad......... by DrVxD · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    > What the hell is wrong with the US patent office?
    You REALLY want an answer to that?
    Personally, I'll remain outside the US and find myself able to legitimatly able to continue to use the format.

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    Not everything that can be measured matters; Not everything that matters can be measured.