From: Petter Reinholdtsen Etter at NRK
+ Her er epostutvekslingen med MPEG-LA så langt. Håper ikke NRK
+plutselig får en litt uventet pakke fra MPEG-LA. Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:29:37 +0200
+ Hi. I have a small question for you, that I hope it is OK that I
+ask. Is there any license agreements between MPEG-LA and NRK, <URL:
+http://www.nrk.no/ >, the Norwegian national broadcasting
+cooperation? I am not sure if they need one, and am just curious if
+such agreeement exist. The postal address is
+
From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere (at) hungry.com>
+
To: licensing-web (at) mpegla.com
+
Subject: Do NRK have a license agreement with MPEG-LA?
+ NRK
+ Postbox 8500, Majorstuen
+ 0340 Oslo
+ Norway
+
if it make it easier for you to locate such agreement.
+ +Can you tell me how many entities in Norway have an agreement with +MPEG-LA, and the name of these entities?
+ +--
+
Happy hacking
+
Petter Reinholdtsen
+
I dag, to dager senere, fikk jeg følgende svar:
+ +++ +Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:11:17 +0000 +
+ +
From: Ryan Rodriguez <RRodriguez (at) mpegla.com> +
To: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere (at) hungry.com> +
CC: MD Administration <MDAdministration (at) mpegla.com> +
Subject: RE: Do NRK have a license agreement with MPEG-LA?Dear Mr. Reinholdtsen,
+ +Thank you for your message and for your interest in MPEG LA. We +appreciate hearing from you and I will be happy to assist you.
+ +To begin, I will assume that you are referring to AVC/H.264 +technology in your message below, as this technology is commonly used +in the transmission of video content. In that case, please allow me +to briefly summarize the coverage provided by our AVC Patent Portfolio +License.
+ +Our AVC License provides coverage for end products and video +services that make use of AVC/H.264 technology. Accordingly, the +party offering such end products and video to End Users concludes the +AVC License and is responsible for paying the applicable royalties +associated with the end products/video they offer.
+ +While the Norwegian Broadcast Corporation (NRK) is not currently a +Licensee to MPEG LA's AVC License (or any other Portfolio License +offered by MPEG LA), if NRK offers AVC Video to End Users for +remuneration (for example, Title-by-Title, Subscription, Free +Television, or Internet Broadcast AVC Video), then NRK will need to +conclude the AVC License and may be responsible for paying applicable +royalties associated with the AVC Video it distributes.
+ +Today I will send you a FedEx package containing a copy of our AVC +License for your review. You should receive the License document +within the next few days.
+ +Meanwhile, MPEG LA currently has several Norwegian Licensees that +can be found under the "Licensees" header within the respective +portion of our website. For example, you may find our list of +Licensees in Good Standing to our AVC License in the AVC portion of +our website, +
+ +http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/Licensees.aspx I hope the above information is helpful. If you have additional +questions or need further assistance with the AVC License, please feel +free to contact me directly. I look forward to hearing from you again +soon.
+ +Best regards,
+ +Ryan
+ +Ryan M. Rodriguez +
+ +
Licensing Associate +
MPEG LA +
5425 Wisconsin Avenue +
Suite 801 +
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 +
U.S.A. +
Phone: +1 (301) 986-6660 x211 +
Fax: +1 (301) 986-8575 +
Email: rrodriguez (at) mpegla.com
Meldingen om utsendt FedEx-pakke var så merkelig at jeg +øyeblikkelig sendte svar tilbake og spurte hva i alle dager han mente, +da han jo ikke hadde fått noen postadresse som nådde meg.
+ ++ ++ +Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:36:15 +0200 +
+ +
From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere (at) hungry.com> +
To: Ryan Rodriguez <RRodriguez (at) mpegla.com> +
Cc: MD Administration <MDAdministration (at) mpegla.com> +
Subject: Re: Do NRK have a license agreement with MPEG-LA?[Ryan Rodriguez] +
+ +
> Dear Mr. Reinholdtsen,Thank you for your quick reply.
+ +> Today I will send you a FedEx package containing a copy of our AVC +
+ +
> License for your review. You should receive the License document +
> within the next few days.The part about sending a FedEx package confused me, though. I did not +
+ +
give you my address, nor am I associated with NRK in any way, so I hope +
you did not try to send me a package using the address of NRK. If you +
would send me the Internet address of to the document, it would be more +
useful to me to be able to download it as an electronic document.> Meanwhile, MPEG LA currently has several Norwegian Licensees that can +
+ +
> be found under the "Licensees" header within the respective portion +
> of our website. For example, you may find our list of Licensees in +
> Good Standing to our AVC License in the AVC portion of our website, +
> http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/Licensees.aspxHow can I recognize the Norwegian licensees?
+ +-- +
+
Happy hacking +
Petter Reinholdtsen
Selv om jeg svarte kun noen minutter etter at jeg fikk eposten fra +MPEG-LA, fikk jeg eposten under som automatisk var beskjed på min +siste epost. Får håpe noen likevel følger opp "FedEx-pakken". For å +øke sjansen for at noen revurderer utsending av pakke uten mottaker, +videresendte jeg min epost til swolf (at) mpegla.com, så får vi se. +Har ikke hørt noe mer 3 timer senere, så jeg mistenker at ingen leste +min epost tidsnok.
+ ++ ++ +Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:36:20 +0000 +
+ +
From: Ryan Rodriguez <RRodriguez (at) mpegla.com> +
To: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere (at) hungry.com> +
Subject: Automatic reply: Do NRK have a license agreement with MPEG-LA?Thank you for your message.
+ +I will be out of the office until Thursday, July 5 and will respond +to all messages upon my return. If this is a matter that requires +immediate attention, please contact Sidney Wolf (swolf (at) +mpegla.com)
+ +Best regards,
+ +Ryan
+ +Ryan M. Rodriguez +
+ +
Licensing Associate +
MPEG LA
Litt klokere, men fortsatt ikke klok på mitt opprinnelige spørsmål, +som er om en trenger avtale med MPEG-LA for å publisere eller +kringkaste H.264-video i Norge.