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MPEG LA to collect royalties – STB makers unprepared

Compiled from the Electronic Times, Seoul, by Hsu Chia-hui, Research Center; Noah Sauve, DIGITIMES Asia Wednesday 12 September 2001 0

MPEG LA, which currently holds the patent for MPEG-2 technology used in digital STBs (set-top boxes), has suddenly demanded royalties of US$4 a unit from STB manufacturers in South Korea. Most of these manufacturers are completely unprepared for such...

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