Philips is currently in the process of renewing the CD-R licensing agreements for a number of Taiwan's media manufacturers. While the
company is still in negotiations with CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Prodisc, Daxon Technology reportedly renewed its license last
week.
With the initial Veeza blank CD-R disc royalty contracts Royal Philips Electronics signed with Taiwan-based makers
having expired in the second half of 2007, the company has been negotiating a renewal of the licensing with Taiwan makers and last week
Daxon Technology was the first company to renew its license, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Philips Intellectual
Property & Standards in Taiwan has also confirmed the report.
The renewed licensed does not use the name Veeza, but conditions and
licensing fees remain unchanged, with US$0.025 charged for a CD-R disc, the sources indicated.
If you check Philips' Licensee Database, it appears that CMC, Ritek and
Prodisc are not licensed for any recordable media. Could this mean that they have lost their licensing with Philips? I'm sure we'll
find out eventually. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
