DVD licensing firm One-Red, announced today that they extending their DVD licensing program to include DVD-software manufacturers and DVD-PC manufacturers. On July 1, 2012 One-Red launched a DVD licensing program for DVD Discs and DVD Players. Today's announcement extends One-Red's DVD licensing program to DVD-software manufacturers and DVD-PC manufactures.

This new licensing program is available as of October 15, 2012.

Under the terms of the new program, 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 program will therefore also have two different royalty rates which are as follows:

DVD Software Manufacturers (USD)

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 (USD)

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)

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