EU drops rule that would prevent self-driving car data from being copyrighted

Re:EU drops rule that would prevent self-driving car data fr... by CaptainZapp on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:27AM (#18200280)

Actually if you use your camera for video it's free for personal use.

If you use the footage in any commercial manner, though, the MPEG LA [1] may want to have a word with you.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_LA

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Re:EU drops rule that would prevent self-driving car data fr... by _0ffh on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:48AM (#18200337)

First, this analogy is broken, in that the MPEG LA is not the manufacturer of your camera.

Second, you may still use that footage in any commercial manner, royality free. At worst, you need to transcode it into any open standard. The footage is always yours, only the encoding might be encumbered.

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Re:EU drops rule that would prevent self-driving car data fr... by tjoff on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:52AM (#18200349)

Good point, though a bit unrelated?

MPEG LA won't get copyright on my material. It's just that the format used is patent encumbered. I guess I could just transcode it to a different format and be safe?

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