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Re:We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won by logfromblammo on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:28AM (#21453185)
The US switched over from NTSC to ASTC broadcast television in 2009. To build an ASTC digital television or converter box, you basically have to be in the MPEG LA patent pool, or the members can bankrupt you with licensing fees if you attempt to comply with the standard.

Edit: acronym typo. Thanks mnw21cam.

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Re:We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won by mnw21cam on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:42AM (#21453328)
NSTC -> NTSC. There's an easy to remember mnemonic. Never Twice the Same Colour.
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