ISO Could Withdraw JPEG Standard [Slashdot]

The International Standards Organization is threatening to withdraw the JPEG image format if Forgent keeps pushing to collect on royalties based off their patent.

"Under ISO terms, formally you can only have a standard you can implement on free or RAND terms. "Reasonable and non discriminatory (RAND) terms are typically published, and the same for everyone. It's clear that Forgent's claims are not RAND. $15 million doesn't sound like free to me, and Forgent is not publishing the terms of their licensing.

There is a great Q&A with Forgent's PR manager about halfway down the page here.

3:20:04 PM