No subject

document with the exception of (nominal) membership fees for members of the
DRM consortium.

Yes, equipment manufacturers need to obtain licenses, but from what I can see,
that's only to insure interoperability with the DRM spec, not to enrich
someone's corporate coffers.

-D

 

------ Original Message ------
Received: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:25:42 PM PDT
From: Robert Orban <rorban at earthlink.net>
To: broadcast at radiolists.net
Subject: [BC] DRM and royalties

At 09:00 PM 5/22/2006, you wrote:
>From: "DANA PUOPOLO" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] No Buzz about IBUZ
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Message-ID: <397kewDor0880S10.1148354083 at cmsweb10.cms.usa.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
>Why?
>Because DRM is free! There's no licen$ing money to be made from DRM.

This is not true. See

ANNEX 3: PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

starting on page 31 of

http://www.drm.org/pdfs/consortiumpdf/lac_063.pdf

The standard is open, but equipment manufacturers (both TX and RX) 
must still license the intellectual property owned by DRM consortium members.

AFAIK, there are no fees charged to broadcasters for broadcasting DRM 
if a broadcaster's transmission equipment has been manufactured under 
the appropriate licenses.

Some of the language looks like this:

1.1.1 All Background Information or IPRs owned or controlled by any 
Member shall remain the property of that Member.

3.3.1 each Member shall be entitled to exploit directly or indirectly 
all its Foreground Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Information

3.1.2 conditions non-exclusive and non-transferable licences of its 
Foreground IPRs and Information necessary for the use of the Standard 
and strictly for implementing the Standard for purposes other than 
those stated in Clause 3.1.3.


3.1.3 Licences of a Member's Foreground IPRs and Information 
necessary for the use of the Standard through the manufacture (other 
than the manufacture by a Member solely for that Member's own use) 
and/or the sale, lease or rent of equipment or the grant of rights in 
software shall be granted to the other Members on Favourable 
Conditions. Such licences shall be non-exclusive and non-transferable 
and shall include for the licensee the right to procure the 
manufacture of products by third parties for exploitation by the 
licensee at its risk and account. Nevertheless, the licensee shall 
not be exempted from the liability to ensure that its sub-contracts 
with manufacturers contain adequate provisions to protect the rights 
in the Standard and Confidential Information. Licences between the 
Members shall not automatically include rights for a Member to 
sub-license third parties. Associate Members and Class B Members 
shall not by right be entitled to such a licence on Favourable 
Conditions under this Clause 3.1.3 but only to a licence on the same 
conditions as are available to Non-members as set out in Clause 4.2 below.



Bob Orban



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