The joint DVD patent licensing programme company One-Red LLC has announced the creation of a new licensing programme for DVD software and DVD PC manufacturers.

This new licensing programme became available on 15 October. Under the terms of the new programme, One-Red will offer two separate agreements.

The DVD software license agreement will apply to DVD software and the DVD PC license agreement will apply to pre-installed DVD software in PCs. The programme will therefore also have two different royalty rates which are as follows:

DVD software manufacturers
- DVD Playback software
standard rate: $0.85; compliant rate: $0.55
- DVD Combi software
standard rate: $1.35; compliant rate: $0.90
- DVD Recorder software
standard rate: $1.95; Compliant Rate: $1.30

DVD PC manufacturers
- PC with pre-installed DVD software and no DVD drive
standard rate: $0.595; compliant rate: $0.390
- PC with pre-installed DVD software and DVD Playback drive
standard rate: $0.595; compliant rate: $0.390
- PC with pre-installed DVD software and DVD Combi drive
Standard rate: $0.945; compliant rate: 0.630
- PC with pre-installed DVD software and DVD Recorder drive
standard rate: $1.365; compliant rate: $0.910

On 1 July 2012 One-Red launched a DVD licensing programme for DVD discs and DVD players. This recent announcement extends One-Red?s DVD licensing programme to DVD software and DVD PC manufacturers.

"One-Red is extending licenses to DVD software manufacturers and DVD PC manufacturers due to market demand and to give those manufacturers the assurance that their products are not infringing on patent rights administered by One-Red," said CEO Susumu Aoyagi. "With these new licensing agreements, One-Red's intention is to support the creation of a level playing field across the industry and to meet the industry?s need for patent coverage of DVD technologies."

One-Red was established in 2011 by Philips, Pioneer and Sony and is authorised to offer patent licenses on behalf of Philips and Sony for CD products and on behalf of LG Electronics, Philips, Pioneer and Sony for DVD products to interested third parties.

Story filed 22.10.12