The DVD6C
Licensing Group has announced that they've revised its patent licensing program. The new license agreement offers reduced royalty rates
for DVD Read-Only Discs as well as new categories for DVD+R and DVD+RW discs.
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) consisting
of nine developers of DVD technology and formats —Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Victor Company of
Japan, Ltd. (JVC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. — today announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program
beginning on and after January 1, 2008, including offering a new license agreement (the "New DVD6C License"), which offers reduced
royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.
Key changes to the new licensing program include the
following:
Reduction of royalty rates for DVD Read-Only Discs (i.e., the DVD-Video Disc, DVD-Audio Disc and DVD-ROM Disc) from
US$0.045/Disc to US$0.040/Disc for sales of DVD Read-Only Discs beginning on or after the Effective Date of the New DVD6C License.
The addition of +R Discs and +RW Discs as new categories of licensed DVD Products. The royalty rates for +R Discs shall be
the same as the current royalty rates for DVD-R Discs, and the royalty rates for +RW Discs shall be the same as the current royalty rates
for DVD-RW Discs.
Inclusion of Time Limited DVD Discs in the DVD-ROM Disc, DVD-Video Disc and DVD-Audio Disc categories of
licensed DVD Products.
More information, including a list of royalty rates, is available on the DVD6C Licensing
Group's website.
