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Nero Files Antitrust Complaint Against MPEG-LA

Posted by Soulskill on from the hot-topics-getting-hotter dept.

hkmwbz writes "German technology company Nero AG has filed an antitrust complaint against the MPEG-LA, the company that manages the H.264 patent pool. Nero claims that the MPEG-LA has violated the law and achieved and abused 100% market share, by, among other things, using 'independent experts' that weren't independent after all, not weeding out non-essential patents from the pool (in fact, it has grown from the original 53 to more than 1,000), and retroactively changing previously-agreed-on license terms."

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  1. I didn't know Nero AG had time for this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They seemed so busy turning their superior burning tool into another bloated intrusive dog.

  2. Re:HOLY SHIT. by Bigjeff5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My name is Khyber, and Nero's anti-trust complaint was my idea."

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