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bbc / turingcodec

Source code for the Turing codec, an HEVC software encoder optimised for fast encoding of large resolution video content
http://turingcodec.org/
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Please clarify patent status #9

Closed ausil closed 7 years ago

ausil commented 7 years ago

I assume there is some patents involved, is there is patent grant? a clear statement over patents, usages and distribution rights is needed.

matteonaccari commented 7 years ago

The distribution rights of the code are regulated by the GPLv2 license attached to the Turing codec. For any issue related to pending IPRs and potential commercial license, please contact info@turingcodec.org.

ausil commented 7 years ago

That was not the question. is there patents and if so what usage rights are there? I would like to put the codec in a linux distro. But if there are patents preventing all people from using the codec then we can not do so.

matteonaccari commented 7 years ago

Hi Dennis, It's great that you're thinking about integrating the codec into a Linux distro. However, the answer to your question is not a simple, straight, yes or no, it depends on the use you want to make for this Linux distro and how to want to deal with the MPEG-LA terms for HEVC (which are separated by any potential IPR we have in this codec). So can I insist to take this conversation on info@turingcodec.org? Thanks