[Sheflug] BJP Digital News - 5 August 2002

[Richard Ibbotson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Just got the British Journal of Photography digital news and found 
this inside it...

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LATEST DIGITAL NEWS
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JPEG legal wrangle looms
A Texas company is claiming ownership of the JPEG image compression
algorithm, saying it intends to pursue licensing revenues from
 companies who use the industry standard format. Full story:
http://link.2000net.com/?a=jpeg2


I thought the argument surrounding the .GIF format was highly unusual.  
Wonder how this one will turn out ?


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Thanks



Richard
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