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Originally Posted by drsiebling /forum/post/12894328
You guys do realise, of course, that this continuing idea that BD is a Sony technology is completely false, right? The reality of the situation, is that Panasonic is responsible for more BD patents than any other company, Sony included. BD is much more of a Panasonic format than a Sony format.
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Originally Posted by superklye /forum/post/12894468
You do realize that Sony has the most riding on the success of this format and pushes it on every single PS3 ad so, to J6P, Sony = PS3 = Blu-ray.
Is it really that hard to comprehend?
It doesn't matter if they aren't the company with the biggest investment or involvement in the production of the technology...they are the ones promoting it more than anyone else and have pretty much made certain the fact that everyone sees Blu-ray as a Sony technology.
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BD is much more of a Panasonic format than a Sony format.
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Originally Posted by like.no.other. /forum/post/12894523
Sony didn't make the Blu-Ray technology. They just spearheaded it. Plus if there was any
money making deal here, it should go to BDA not Sony.
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Originally Posted by drsiebling /forum/post/12894328
You guys do realise, of course, that this continuing idea that BD is a Sony technology is completely false, right? The reality of the situation, is that Panasonic is responsible for more BD patents than any other company, Sony included. BD is much more of a Panasonic format than a Sony format.
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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987 /forum/post/12894761
It would go to BDA member companies once all of the IP and royalty disputes are sorted by the MPEG-LA .
Currently these are the companies that stand to make some amount of money from Blu-ray royalties:
CyberLink Corporation
Dell Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hitachi Ltd.
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
LG Electronics Inc.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Pioneer Corporation
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Sonic Solutions
Sony Corporation
TDK Corporation
Victor Company of Japan (JVC, minority owned by Matsushita), Ltd.
Warner Home Video Inc.
These are the companies that have contributed IP to Blu-ray.
As for their relative importance in that list, I'll give the top five:
1. Panasonic
2. Samsung
3. Sony
4. Philips
5. Pioneer
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Originally Posted by oztech /forum/post/12894823
should apple inc be on that list also.
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Originally Posted by oztech /forum/post/12894823
should apple inc be on that list also.
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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987 /forum/post/12894863
Just click the link for the MPEG-LA and you will see all of the companies that 'own' the Blu-ray format.
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Originally Posted by dhodory /forum/post/12895333
'Max' -- any thoughts on who financially has the "big deal" IP wrapped up in Blu-ray? Is it fairly equal amongst thost top five, or is there one (or possibly two) heavyweight(s)?
Also, given that you're a financial "Insider" (even though the thread no longer exists . . . what do we call you one-time Insider?), what are you thoughts around which of the BDA companies have the most to gain/lose from Blu-ray success (I.P. royalties aside)?