[MPEG-OTSPEC] MATH Encumbrance

[Behdad Esfahbod]

For whoever claiming that Microsoft only uses patents defensively, let me
remind you that Microsoft made billions intimidating companies shipping
Android into paying MS patent royalties.
behdad
http://behdad.org/


On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 10:02 PM Peter Constable <pgcon6 at msn.com> wrote:

> It’s best not to bring up specific patents in cross-company discussions
> since some companies have policies requiring employees to exit discussions
> if other parties mention any specifics regarding patents. (Triple indemnity
> being a bit scary and all.)
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> I will say that I was a party in some patents in my time at MS that were
> filed solely for defensive purposes, never with any intent to charge
> licensing fees.
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> In the font space, I’d suggest that licensing fees could result in
> diverging formats and renewed font wars, which nobody wants. It’s not like
> video formats or something that takes rocket science to eke out the next
> leap in performance. Nobody significantly benefits if fonts don’t just work
> everywhere.
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> Peter
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> *From:* Dave Crossland <dcrossland at google.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2020 8:09 PM
> *To:* Peter Constable <pgcon6 at msn.com>
> *Cc:* mpeg-otspec <mpeg-otspec at lists.aau.at>
> *Subject:* Re: [MPEG-OTSPEC] MATH Encumbrance
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> Is that because of a MPEG OFF patent policy applying to
> https://patents.google.com/patent/US7492366
> <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatents.google.com%2Fpatent%2FUS7492366&data=02%7C01%7C%7C53c05d63fab6437ad0f208d84648bf3b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637336625538947643&sdata=wk5EfhxAX6gD%2B3hDij9qdiT2Utl%2F%2BzcYDqqwvgScpzU%3D&reserved=0>
> that means a license isn't required?
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> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 9:29 PM Peter Constable <pgcon6 at msn.com> wrote:
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> I’m not aware of any such requirement.
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> Peter
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> *From:* mpeg-otspec <mpeg-otspec-bounces at lists.aau.at> *On Behalf Of *Dave
> Crossland
> *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2020 5:51 PM
> *To:* mpeg-otspec <mpeg-otspec at lists.aau.at>
> *Subject:* [MPEG-OTSPEC] MATH Encumbrance
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> Hi
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> Does MATH table implementation require a license?
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> Cheers
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> Dave
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