DIVX and sigma designs--NO relationship
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-DivXNetworks Supports XVID Development Project In Fight To Protect Copyright
SAN DIEGO, CA and ERLANGEN, GERMANY--(INTERNET WIRE)--Aug 22, 2002 -- DivXNetworks, Inc., today announced full support for the XVID Open Source Codec project in their fight to protect their copyright. XVID recently announced that it had halted development efforts due to alleged copyright infringement by Sigma Designs. Read the official press release from XVID here: www.xvid.org/press/press-20020822-en.pdf.
XVID is a leading open source MPEG-4 video research project, founded by the German student Michael Militzer in August 2001 to continue the efforts of DivXNetworks' former OpenDivX ® project. XVID publishes its software under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). According to XVID's web site, the REALMagic MPEG-4 Video Codec software from Sigma Designs is in violation of the GNU General Public License and copyright law by including an illegal copy of XVID code in the software.
Jordan Greenhall, co-founder and CEO of DivXNetworks, offered this statement in support of XVID: "The DivX team is very saddened by these events. XVID is an exciting open-source codec project that has carried on the spirit of OpenDivX ® development efforts. We strongly support the XVID team in their struggle to protect the integrity of their project. We also want to formally announce that DivXNetworks has no relationship with Sigma Designs whatsoever, and no product designed or produced by Sigma Designs is DivX ™ compatible."
For more information, visit www.xvid.org or www.divx.com.
