Has your IT manager provided you with a "legal" alternative to fill your needs? I would think it is his/her job to provide what you need to do your job properly and efficiently. Why doesn't he/she do the necessary research? It's frustrating when people focus only on the problem and not the solution it just makes it harder for everyone.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Pankow <spankow@...> wrote:
>
> I've had no luck contacting the author of MPEG Streamclip regarding MPEG
> licensing, and our IT manager continues to beat me over the head regarding
> this. A snip from the latest round:
>
> "I know you want to be able to keep using this software, but the license
> agreement specifically notes Broadcast TV as having to pay a license, which
> we are not. If you can locate a legal approval for use, I would love to see
> it...Given that the mail list you asked about thinks it is legal to use, is
> not legal approval. You have a copy of the license, it says Broadcast TV
> needs to pay a license fee. We have not to my knowledge, thus you should
> stop using it."
>
> For the curious, here's the legal issue in question from the MPEG LA
> License for MPEG-4 Video FAQ:
>
> "Where MPEG-4 Visual material is provided for remuneration, video providers
> may be required to pay royalties for the right to use the decoders and
> encoders in the following circumstances:
>
> -MPEG-4 Visual material is provided for direct remuneration (for example,
> remuneration is from a user for a subscription and the number of different
> subscribers exceeds certain minimums, or for specific video titles).
>
> -Remuneration is from other sources (for example, free over-the-air
> broadcasting)."
>
> I know people here in the group tend to think having a valid copy of
> Quicktime Pro with the MPEG option will cover end-users, but I now need to
> find official documentation from somewhere stating this is in fact true.
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
>
> Steve Pankow
> Creative Services Editor
> KEZI-9
> Eugene, Oregon
> stevepankow@...
>
>
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