From: Jakub Bogusz Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:59:43 +0000 (+0000) Subject: - outdated, no longer valid; see http://www.mp3licensing.com/ instead X-Git-Tag: auto/th/audacious-1_4_6-1~3 X-Git-Url: http://git.pld-linux.org/?p=packages%2Faudacious.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d78453677ebaf83eae1e2a23c916bad4fef5353c - outdated, no longer valid; see http://www.mp3licensing.com/ instead Changed files: mp3license -> 1.2 --- diff --git a/mp3license b/mp3license deleted file mode 100644 index 14b5e45..0000000 --- a/mp3license +++ /dev/null @@ -1,568 +0,0 @@ - -[IIS-Logo] Home | Fraunhofer Gesellschaft | Jobs | Contact | Fairs & Events -[Image] | Press | Search - Business Fields | Competences | Projects & Products - -AMM Business Answers MPEG Layer-3 - Version 12.98 [Image] - -Technology ... thank you for your interest in our MPEG - Layer-3 audio compression technology. In this -Services document you will find answers to the most - [Image] - frequently asked questions about licensing of -Applications MPEG Layer-3 technology and how to contact us. - -Partners - The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft [TOP] - -Download - The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is the leading -Support organization of applied research in Germany. It - operates 47 research centers in Germany with -Gallery about 9,000 employees, about half of them - scientists and engineers. The Fraunhofer -Licensing Gesellschaft expands to a worldwide -[Image] Organization, especially in USA and Asia. Home - of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is Munich, - Germany. - - One of the goals of the Fraunhofer policy is a - rapid transfer of innovations into products. - The total research expenditure is about US$ 700 - million. - - The Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen - (Fraunhofer IIS), based in Erlangen, Germany, - is one of the 47 research centers. Fraunhofer - IIS is the leading international research lab - in the field of high quality low bit rate audio - coding. - - Fraunhofer IIS has been the main developer of - the most advanced audio coding schemes, like - MPEG Layer-3 and MPEG-2 AAC (Advanced Audio - Coding). Fraunhofer IIS plays a major role in - the ongoing work for the MPEG-4 Audio - standardization process and contributes to many - other standards bodies as well, like ITU-R - TG10/4, ITU-R WP10C, AES and MPEG-IPMP. - - WWW: [Image]http://www.iis.fhg.de/audio/ - http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/ - - THOMSON multimedia [TOP] - - - The world´s fourth-largest consumer electronics - group, THOMSON multimedia develops, - manufactures and markets: televisions, VCRs, - camcorders, audio and communication appliances, - satellite decoders, DVD players, as well as - color TV tubes and professional television - equipment (studio equipment, TV cameras, - mixers, etc.). - - With its pan-European brands - THOMSON, - TELEFUNKEN and SABA - and its American brands - - RCA, GE and ProScan - today the group is the - leader in the United States, No. 2 in Europe - and is strongly increasing its market presence - in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. - - WWW: [Image]http://www.thomson-multimedia.com/ - http://www.rca-electronics.com/ - http://www.nipper.com/ - - 1. GENERAL [TOP] - - - Q. I am interested in source coding technology. - What can you do for me? - A. Licensing source code, developing real-time - DSP code as well as DSP-based hardware, and - developing codec libraries for desktop - computers is part of the Fraunhofer IIS - activities. The focus is on (mobile) - high-quality low bit rate audiovisual - communications (e.g. digital broadcasting - systems or internet services). - - Q. Regarding MPEG Layer-3, do any patent rights - exist? - A. As for practically any important technology - (and particularly for publicly established - standards), you should know that patent rights - for MPEG Layer-3 exist. Although others may - also hold patents, THOMSON multimedia and - Fraunhofer IIS have an important portfolio of - patents related to MPEG Layer-3. To facilitate - the market acceptance and penetration of - products using MPEG Layer-3, THOMSON multimedia - and Fraunhofer IIS decided to offer companies, - that wish to distribute MPEG Layer-3 products, - the possibility to obtain a license under the - patents of both parties. - - Q. Who grants licenses under this combined - portfolio to use MPEG Layer-3? - A. We have split the licensing activities in - two parts: - - 1. THOMSON multimedia handles consumer - applications, such as desktop software, - broadcast systems, pay-audio services and - codec ICs. - - 2. Fraunhofer IIS handles professional - applications, such as ISDN codecs based on - DSP hardware, developed as part of a R&D - project with Fraunhofer IIS. - - - Q. So, whom should I contact? - A. You may address your request to any of us, - but the descriptions in the previous answer and - the rest of this FAQ should give you some - guidance. In order to speed up the process, we - would appreciate to receive a description of - your business model and your expected use of - the technology. You will find the contact - information at the end of this document. - - Q. I just want to buy a MPEG Layer-3 software - and/or hardware product. What is available? - A. Many companies already licensed our MPEG - Layer-3 technology and offer those products. - Please visit the Fraunhofer web site - (http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/) for more - information. - - 2. PATENT AND KNOW-HOW LICENSING TERMS AND CONDITIONS - [TOP] - - Q. How much royalties or other fees do you - charge? - A. The rules of ISO/MPEG determine that - licenses have to be granted on fair and - reasonable terms. For identical applications, - we add that the terms are non-discriminatory. - The details depend on the application and the - specific business model. - - Q. What kind of licensing models exist? - A. To date, we have developed and granted - license agreements for the following - applications: - - THOMSON multimedia - - o Software decoders (see 2.1.) - o Software encoders (see 2.2.) - o Hardware codecs for consumer-type - applications (see 2.3.) - o Pay-audio systems (see 2.4.) - o Broadcast systems (see 2.5.) - - Fraunhofer IIS - - o Professional applications (see 3.) - o MPEG Layer-3 Source and Object Code - (see 4.) - - CREDITS - - In all cases, we expect that MPEG Layer-3 - products reference the licensors, like: - "MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology - licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON - multimedia". - - 2.1. SOFTWARE DECODERS [TOP] - - - 2.1.1. Free MPEG Layer-3 Software - Decoders/Players for Personal Use - - For the free distribution of decoders we do not - charge a running royalty. At the Fraunhofer IIS - web site (http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/download/) - you can find the players we have developed and - which may be downloaded for free also. - Fraunhofer IIS does not give any technical - support for the free players. E-mails - complaining about bugs in free software will - not be answered! - - More in general, no license fee is expected for - desktop software decoders/players that are - distributed free-of-charge for personal use. - - 2.1.2. Commercial MPEG Layer-3 Software - Decoders/Players - - If MPEG Layer-3 software decoders/players are - sold (shareware or commercial software), the - royalty per decoder is US$ 1.00. We just remark - that we have not asserted our patents against - decoders of which less than 10,000 units have - been sold. - - 2.2. MPEG LAYER-3 SOFTWARE ENCODERS [TOP] - - - While most of the distribution of MPEG Layer-3 - software decoders is free of charge, for all - MPEG Layer-3 encoders a license is needed and - royalties have to be paid. - - 2.2.1. Software Encoders not developed by - Fraunhofer IIS - - If you have developed your own software encoder - or acquired a software encoder from another - developer than Fraunhofer IIS to run MPEG - Layer-3, you have to get a "patent-only" - license from THOMSON multimedia; the following - royalties apply: - - - 1 - 1,000 encoders [Image] US$ 25.00 per - unit - - 1,001 - 2,000 US$ 20.00 per - encoders unit - - 2,001 - 3,000 US$ 15.00 per - encoders unit - - 3,001 - 10,000 US$ 10.00 per - encoders unit - - 10,001 - 100,000 US$ 5.00 per - encoders unit - - > 100,000 encoders US$ 2.50 per - unit - - US$ 15,000 annual minimum, payable upon - signature and each following year in January, - fully creditable against annual sales. - - The royalty does not include any on-going - support from Fraunhofer IIS. This agreement - does NOT cover the right to sell MPEG Layer-3 - encoded data (e.g. in "pay-audio" and - "broadcast" systems). These rights are covered - by the licenses described under 2.4. and 2.5. - - 2.2.2. "Professional" MPEG Layer-3 Software - Encoder - - The "Professional" MPEG Layer-3 encoder, - developed by Fraunhofer IIS, supports bitrates - from 8 .. 256 kbps (sample rates 8 .. 48 kHz, - mono/stereo). For distribution of the - Professional MPEG Layer-3 encoder you have to - get a "patent and know-how (professional)" - license from THOMSON multimedia (covering the - use of all relevant patents as well as - know-how); the following royalties apply: - - - 1 - 1,000 encoders [Image] US$ 50.00 per - unit - - 1,001 - 2,000 US$ 40.00 per - encoders unit - - 2,001 - 3,000 US$ 30.00 per - encoders unit - - 3,001 - 10,000 US$ 20.00 per - encoders unit - - 10,001 - 100,000 US$ 10.00 per - encoders unit - - > 100,000 encoders US$ 5.00 per - unit - - US$ 15,000 annual minimum, payable upon - signature and each following year in January, - fully creditable against annual sales. - - The royalty does not include any on-going - support from Fraunhofer IIS. - - This agreement does NOT cover the right to sell - MPEG Layer-3 encoded data (e.g. in "pay-audio" - and "broadcast" systems). These rights are - covered by the licenses described under 2.4. - and 2.5. - - 2.2.3. "Advanced Plus" MPEG Layer-3 Software - Encoder - - For applications which do not need an encoder - with full MPEG Layer-3 capacity, we believe - that the "Advanced Plus" MPEG Layer-3 encoder - meets the needs of most customers for personal - use. The "Advanced Plus" MPEG Layer-3 encoder - is developed by Fraunhofer IIS and supports - bitrates up to 56 kbps (sample rates 8 - 24 - kHz, mono/stereo), with the additional - capability to encode 128 kbps stereo at 44.1 - kHz. For distribution a "patent and know-how - (advanced plus)" license from THOMSON - multimedia is needed (covering the use of all - relevant patents as well as know-how); the - following royalties apply: - - - 1 - 10,000 encoders US$ 12.00 per - unit - - 10,001 - 100,000 - encoders US$ 8.00 per unit - - > 100,000 encoders US$ 4.00 per unit - - US$ 15,000 annual minimum, payable upon - signature and each following year in January, - fully creditable against annual sales. - - The royalty does not include any on-going - support from Fraunhofer IIS. - - This agreement does NOT cover the right to sell - MPEG Layer-3 encoded data (e.g. in "pay-audio" - and "broadcast" systems). These rights are - covered by the licenses described under 2.4. - and 2.5. - - 2.2.4. "Advanced" MPEG Layer-3 Software Encoder - - The "Advanced" MPEG Layer-3 software encoder is - developed by Fraunhofer IIS and supports - bitrates up to 56 kbps (sample rates 8 .. 24 - kHz, mono/stereo). Please contact Fraunhofer - IIS for licensing details. - - 2.3. HARDWARE CODECS FOR CONSUMER-TYPE APPLICATIONS - [TOP] - - If you have developed an MPEG Layer-3 hardware - decoder (DSP or ICs), you have two licensing - possibilities: - - * Integrating a licensed IC (e.g. from - Micronas Intermetall), in which case the - license fee is paid for by the IC - supplier; or - - * In all other cases the royalty per decoder - is US$ 1.25. - - If you also integrate an encoder into your - hardware device, the royalty is US$ 2.50 per - unit. - - 2.4. PAY-AUDIO SYSTEMS [TOP] - - - The licenses mentioned under section 2.2 (MPEG - Layer-3 software encoders) exclude reselling of - MPEG Layer-3 encoded data. To use MPEG Layer-3 - in a music-on-demand system, where MPEG Layer-3 - encoded data is sold to end-users, you have to - get a "pay-audio" license from THOMSON - multimedia; the following terms apply: - - * 1.0 % of the price to the listener - (minimum US$ 0.01 per download). - - * Reporting is to be based on the system as - used by the copyright organizations. - - * US$ 15,000 annual minimum, payable upon - signature and each following year in - January, fully creditable against annual - sales. - - We do not charge a royalty for free - distribution of MPEG Layer-3 encoded data (e.g. - if parts of songs are distributed to promote - mail-order CD-sales). - - 2.5. BROADCAST SYSTEMS [TOP] - - - The licenses mentioned under section 2.2 (MPEG - Layer-3 software encoders) exclude - broadcasting. To use MPEG Layer-3 in a - broadcasting system (such as Internet Radio), - you have to get a "broadcast" license from - THOMSON multimedia; the following terms apply: - - * Fees charged for broadcasting are based on - the gross broadcast income (including - advertising and subscription). - - * Gross broadcast income less than US$ - 250,000 per year, an annual fee of US$ - 2,500; or - - * Gross broadcast income greater than US$ - 250,000 per year, a royalty of 1 % of - gross broadcast income. - - 3. MPEG LAYER-3 APPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - [TOP] - - MPEG Layer-3 applications for professional use - are licensed by Fraunhofer IIS. - - * Decoder: US$ 6.25 per unit - * Encoder: US$ 25.00 per unit - - 4. MPEG LAYER-3 SOURCE AND OBJECT CODE LICENSED BY - FRAUNHOFER IIS [TOP] - - Source and Object Code for MPEG Layer-3 encoder - and decoder are licensed by Fraunhofer IIS. - - 4.1. SOURCE CODE FOR GENERAL PURPOSE CPU´s (PC´s) - [TOP] - - The following license fees apply for source - code for General Purpose CPUs (e.g. running - under Windows, MacOS and UNIX): - - * US$ 30,000 for the decoder source code; - and - * US$ 60,000 for the encoder source code. - - Please note that you still need a license for - products created with the source code (see - above). - - 4.2. DSP SOURCE AND OBJECT CODE [TOP] - - - DSP code for efficient real-time - implementations of MPEG Layer-3 is licensed on - a non-exclusive basis. Typically, we offer a - "ready-to-run" implementation, using - standard-I/O routines, on one SINGLE target - hardware platform, defined cooperatively - between our customer and Fraunhofer IIS. - - The following platforms are supported for MPEG - Layer-3: - - * DSP563xx (Motorola) - * TMS320C67 (Texas Instruments) - * ADSP21x6x (Analog Devices) - * TM-1100 (Philips) - - Fraunhofer IIS can offer DSP code for any of - these devices, but our favorite is the DSP563xx - family from Motorola. For a stereo encoder up - to 48 kHz sampling rate, you need at least one - DSP56303 plus 192 K * 24 bit external RAM, and - for a stereo decoder, you need one DSP56303 - plus 64 K * 24 bit external RAM, or one - DSP56309 without any external RAM at all. - - Please note that you may further reduce the - necessary processing power by limiting the - operation to mono (half power) and/or to lower - sampling rates (e.g. half sample rates mean - half power again). - - Due to several special encoding options, please - contact Fraunhofer IIS for licensing details. - - CONTACT INFORMATION [TOP] - - - THOMSON multimedia - - Mr. Henri Linde - Manager, Licensing & Intellectual - Property - lindeh@thmulti.com - 46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo - F-82100 Boulogne Billancourt - France - voice: +33 1 41 86 52 87 - fax: +33 1 41 86 0921 or +33 1 41 86 - 5638 - - - Fraunhofer IIS - - Mr. Niels Rump - Manager, Business Relations - layer3@iis.fhg.de - Am Weichselgarten 3 - D-91058 ERLANGEN - Germany - voice: +49 9131 776 611 - fax: +49 9131 776 399 - - - ROYALTY SUMMARY [TOP] - - - SOFTWARE CODECS - - * Decoders: Freeware OK; US$ 1.00 per unit, - if sold. - - * Encoders: - - o Not developed by Fraunhofer IIS - A sliding scale starting at US$ 25.00 - per encoder, decreasing to US$ 2.50 - per encoder for more than 100,000 - units per year. - - o The Fraunhofer IIS encoders - - + Professional encoders - A sliding scale starting at US$ - 50.00 per encoder, decreasing to - US$ 5.00 per encoder for more - than 100,000 units per year. - - + Advanced Plus encoders - A sliding scale starting at US$ - 12.00 per encoder, decreasing to - US$ 4.00 per encoder for more - than 100,000 units per year. - - HARDWARE CODECS - - * Decoders: US$ 1.25 per unit (or paid for - by the IC manufacturer) - - * Encoders: US$ 2.50 per unit having a - encoder or full codec - - MUSIC DISTRIBUTION - - * For pay-audio, music-on-demand, - internet-radio and other types of selling - mp3 files, the royalty is 1% of the - revenue (minimum US$ 0.01 per download). - - MINIMUM ROYALTIES - - * All agreements with running royalties have - an annual minimum of US$ 15,000, - creditable against annual royalties. - - [TOP] - -[Image] Copyright ©1998 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft