JPEG: Time to pay up!!!
Tuesday, July 23, 2002 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Most of the images on this site use JPEG (.jpg) for images.
JPEG uses a patented algorithm to do its thing. Now, after many years of royalty free use of that algorithm, the holder of the patent wants to start charging money for it!
JPEG uses a patented algorithm to do its thing. Now, after many years of royalty free use of that algorithm, the holder of the patent wants to start charging money for it!
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Jafo
Reply #22 Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:30 AM
Reply #22 Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:30 AM
Essentially every single car on the planet has intermittent wipers fitted as standard.
Years ago, a private individual inventor came up with the idea, took it to GM, who said 'no thanks', but a few years later, out came GM cars with the system.
Inventor sat on his hands for years...
THEN filed his suit......and won.....I think it was 20c for each and every GM car manufactured with the wiper system....set a precedent, too....all those other Companies...from Rolls Royce to VW....
Needless to say, he's quite seriously rich now, but back then he'd probably get a few hundred for the idea..
Years ago, a private individual inventor came up with the idea, took it to GM, who said 'no thanks', but a few years later, out came GM cars with the system.
Inventor sat on his hands for years...
THEN filed his suit......and won.....I think it was 20c for each and every GM car manufactured with the wiper system....set a precedent, too....all those other Companies...from Rolls Royce to VW....
Needless to say, he's quite seriously rich now, but back then he'd probably get a few hundred for the idea..
jcg
Reply #24 Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:04 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:04 PM
I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.
Entilza
Reply #25 Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:53 PM
Reply #25 Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:53 PM
I'm keeping my jpg's for my camera.. tell em to eat my shorts ! 
GreenReaper
Reply #26 Friday, July 26, 2002 1:14 AM
Reply #26 Friday, July 26, 2002 1:14 AM
JPG is still useful over PNG in some situations, and therefore this will still be a loss. But as has been said, it won't affect those in the software arena as seriously as those working with hardware. Hopefully the new JPG2K will not have any problems of this sort.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:41 PM