Mitul Limbani
2017-Feb-08 06:04 UTC
[asterisk-users] Using g729 now that patents have expired
AFAIK g729 patent is expiring sometime in 2019-2020. Mitul Limbani On Feb 8, 2017 5:02 AM, "Victor Villarreal" <mefhigoseth at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Steve, > > I understand your question and your point, but I use the g729 codec from > the link that Carlos share, for almost 6 years from Asterisk 1.4 to v13 > without a single problem. > > So, sory but I don't share your phrase "from a lesser know web site". > > About your question, I did not known that the patent has expired, so I > expect and answer just like you. > > Cheers. > > El 7/2/2017 19:18, "Steve Edwards" <asterisk.org at sedwards.com> escribi?: > >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Steve Edwards <asterisk.org at sedwards.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >> Now that the g729 patents have expired, how do we use g729 in >>> Asterisk? >>> >>> Will Digium be releasing a g729 codec for 'free' use or do we >>> download the 'free' codec off the Internet now that we can use it >>> without moral or legal restrictions? >>> >> >> On Tue, 7 Feb 2017, Carlos Rojas wrote: >> >> You can uses: >>> >>> http://asterisk.hosting.lv/ >>> >> >> I'm hoping Digium will do something so we can have an 'out of the box' >> experience rather than downloading code from a lesser known web site. >> >> -- >> Thanks in advance, >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Steve Edwards sedwards at sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 >> <+1%20760-468-3867> PST >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-edwards-4244281 >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: >> https://community.asterisk.org/ >> >> New to Asterisk? Start here: >> https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk. > org/ > > New to Asterisk? Start here: > https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20170208/0c4b5e19/attachment.html>
Bertrand LUPART - Linkeo.com
2017-Feb-08 06:51 UTC
[asterisk-users] Using g729 now that patents have expired
Hello,> AFAIK g729 patent is expiring sometime in 2019-2020.From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.729 ?8<?8<? G.729 includes patents from several companies and is licensed by Sipro Lab Telecom. Sipro Lab Telecom is the authorized Intellectual Property Licensing Administrator for G.729 technology and patent pool.[3][4][5][6] As of January 1, 2017 the patent terms of most Licensed Patents under the G.729 Consortium have expired, the remaining unexpired patents are usable on a royalty-free basis.[7] Thus, G.729 can be used free-of-charge. ?>8?>8? -- Bertrand LUPART 29, rue du Colis?e - 75008 Paris +33 1 72 71 71 84
Guido Falsi
2017-Feb-08 07:29 UTC
[asterisk-users] Using g729 now that patents have expired
On 02/08/17 07:51, Bertrand LUPART - Linkeo.com wrote:> Hello, > > >> AFAIK g729 patent is expiring sometime in 2019-2020. > > > From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.729 > > ?8<?8<? > G.729 includes patents from several companies and is licensed by Sipro Lab Telecom. Sipro Lab Telecom is the authorized Intellectual Property Licensing Administrator for G.729 technology and patent pool.[3][4][5][6] > > As of January 1, 2017 the patent terms of most Licensed Patents under the G.729 Consortium have expired, the remaining unexpired patents are usable on a royalty-free basis.[7] Thus, G.729 can be used free-of-charge. > ?>8?>8? >A better source is from the consortium which has been upholding the patents: http://www.sipro.com/G729.html -- Guido Falsi <mad at madpilot.net>