Title :
AAI Asks FTC to Investigate RAND Issues Concerning Digital TV Standard
Abstract :
The American Antitrust Institute has asked the Federal Trade Commission to begin an investigation of Rembrandt Inc., an owner of patents relating to the digital television broadcasting standard that the Federal Communications Commission has mandated for use by TV broadcasters. This paper investigates the idea of reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing in the context of two-tier markets.
Keywords :
digital television; patents; telecommunication standards; television broadcasting; American Antitrust Institute; Federal Communications Commission; Federal Trade Commission; RAND issues; digital TV broadcasting standard; digital television broadcasting; patents; Broadcast technology; Computer aided manufacturing; Digital TV; FCC; Licenses; Marketing and sales; Standards development; Standards organizations; TV broadcasting; Transmitters; American Antitrust Institute; Federal Trade Commission; RAND; Rembrandt; digital TV; law; patents; royalties; skullduggery; standardization; two-tier market;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
