[android-developers] Do we need a license from MPEG-LA for AVC H.264 MediaCodecs?

Hi there,

I am currently working on an app that would utilize the capabalities of the devices H.264 codec exposed via the new MediaCodec API. I assume

the vendor's have to pay the respective royalties to the MPEG-LA for shipping a device with an H.264 capable encoder. But is this true?

Can I legally (and without paying any extra royalties) use the system encoders?

[1] mentions that "the rules of MPEG-LA require that if Company A uses Company B's encoder in their product, Company A must pay the fees, not Company B."

I know this mailinglist might not be the right address for licensing questions but I just hope any one of you already had to examine this situation.

Greetings,

Sebastian

[1] http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/x264-devel/2010-July/007508.html

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