"ONVIF Has Chosen Not To Enforce Their Copyright."
ONVIF has taken a bold and highly unconventional approach, telling IPVM, "ONVIF Has Chosen Not To Enforce Their Copyright."
In this note, we examine:
- ONVIF's approach to trademark enforcement and conformance
- The Milestone ONVIF Bridge case
- The Doorbird ONVIF case
- Why Axis is to Blame
- Upcoming Dahua and Hikvision issues
ONVIF ********* ***********
***** **** ************* *** *** **** *** *********. ** **********, **** *******:
***** ***** *** *** **** “*****”******** **** ** *********** **** *** word ** ****** **** ***** **** the ****** ** *******, ** ****** adirect ** ******** *********, that a non-conformant ******* *** *** *** ***** *********** requirements or interoperates with other ONVIF Products. [emphasis added]
**** *********** ** **********. ** ************ does *** **** ****** ** ************ their *********** ** ************* **** **** organization.
********, **** ************* *** ********* **** if **** ** *** ******* ***** trademarks, **** ******** *** **** **** they ***** **** *** *********.
Lax ***********
*******, ***** *** ***** ******** '*****' for *****. ** ******* **** ** early ** **** -**** ** ************* ****** ***** ***********. **** ********* ** ** * problem ** *****, **** ******* ********* who *** *** **** ******* ** ONVIF ****** **** *** ***** ***** in ***** *********.
Milestone ***** ******
********* *** * ******* ****** *** "********* ***** ******". *** ******* ** *** ******* does *** ******** ******* *****. ** only ******** ***** ** *****, *** the ******** ************* *** *********** ** * ********** *******.
** ***** ***** ***** **** ****. ONVIF *********:
***** *** **** ******* ****** **** when ********* ***** ***** ******** *** officially ********** **** ****'** *** - i.e. *** ******** **** *** **** submitted *** ***********, ******** * *********** of *********** *** *** ****** ** the ********** ******** ****.
** ***** ** *******:
** ********* ******* * ******* *** 'Milestone ***** ******' ** *** **** claiming ** ** **********? ***** ****** companies ** *** ***** ***** **** in ******* ***** **** *** *** conformant?
***** *********, *********:
***** *** ****** *** ** ******* their *********.
***** ****, ********* ** ** *** clear *** ** **** *** ******** of ******* ***** *** *** *********** to ******* ******** ******* ** *****.
Doorbird ***** *********** ****
* *** ****** ****, ******* ******* case **** *** ***** ***, **** ONVIF ********* ****** ** ******* ***** trademark, ** ***** ****** ********* ****:
*******, ***** **** ********* ********* ********* the ****** *** ****** ** *** a *******:
** ********** ***** ***** **** ******** here *** ***** *** *** *******.
Axis ** ** *****
***** ***** ************* *** * ***** and * ****** *********, ******** **** that **** *********** ******** *****. *** example, *** ***** ******** *** ****** been ** **** ********. *** *** communications ********* ** ******* ** ** Axis ********.
***** ** ******** ******* ***** ******* a ******* *********** **** ** ************ running ** *** *** ******* ** themselves *** ** **** ***** ***********, the **** ******* ******* ** *********** not ** ***** ** ****** ***** competitors, **** **** *********** *** ***** things **** ******* ***** ***** *** sheer ****** *****.
**** ** *** **** ************ **** just *** *** ******* **** ******** the*********** ** ***** ****** ********** *********,******* ******** *** *********, ********* ** ******** ** *** weeks.
Dahua *** ********* ****** ********
*****'* ******** "*************" *********** ***** * week ****** *****, *********, ******, ***., lose ****** ** ******* ***** ******** (the * ***** ***** ****** *** the **** **** *******). *** *** good **** *** ***** *** ********* is ***** **** *** ******* ***** trademark.
ONVIF ****** ******* *** *********
*********, ***** ****** ******* *** *********. While ** ***** **** **** ** offend ******, ** ** ****** *** the ******** **** ********* ********** ******* their *********** *** ***** ** *****.
Vote / ****
*** ***** ** ******** ** ****?
** **, **** ******* ** **** car, *** **** **** ***** ******* law ** *** “*” **** ********* or *** *** **** ******* *******.
**** ******* *** ***** ***, ********, rolling ***** *** ******* ** *** passing **** *** ********* ********** (*** the ******** **** *** ******** **** spike ************ ******)! *** ** **** road ****!
******* **** *** ********* ***** ****** if **** *** * ********** ********** between **** *** *****? ******** *** analogy ** *** ****, *** ** it * ********** ********? *** **** the **** ********** ** *********** ******* to ********* ************ ** *** ***** some *********** *********** ** ***** *****?
***** ** ******** ******* ***** ******* a ******* *********** **** ** ************ running ** *** *** ******* ** themselves *** ** **** ***** ***********, the **** ******* ******* ** *********** not ** ***** ** ****** ***** competitors...
******** ** *********, ****** ***?
**** ** ***** - **** ***** all *** ************* **** *** ***** the ***** ***** - *** ******* your ******* - ** **** ********* base **** ******* *** ***********/**********’* **** lose **********... ** ****’* **** **** for **** ** ****** **********.
***** ********** * *** ** ********* (and **** ********), *** ******* *** IP ****** ***** *** ** *** “dark ****” ********** ******* ** ***** camera *** *** ************ ******* *** writing ****** ******* **** **** * disaster ** ******** *** ******.
***** - **** *** ***** ************ that *** ***** *** ***** ***** and ******* **** **********.
**’* ***** **** * *** ***** Hik ****** *** ***** ** ***** boxes *** *******. ** ****** ***** Hik ****** *** ***** ** ***** products, ***** ***** ******** ****** **** in **** **** **** *****? *** I ***** ** *****’* ****** ****** since ***** ***’* ** ******** ***** it.
*** ****** *** ***** ** ***** products
** *******, ********* ******** *** ******** that **** ********** **** ******** ********** will ******. *** ***** **** ** (1) *** ******** ******, ** ***, and (*) *** ******** ******** ****** be **** **********. *******, ***** ******** new ******** ******** ** ** ****** for *********** *** *****, **** **** other ******, ***** ** ****** **** non-conformance.
***** *** ** ******** ** **** do *** **** ** ****. * suggest **** ***** ********* ***** ****.
***** *** ** ******** ** **** do *** **** ** ****
*********, *** ** *** ***** ***** can ** ********? * ** *** saying ** ****** ** *******'*, * just ***'* *** *** ********* ** would ** *** * ******** **** of ********* ** ******* ****.
*** **** ********** * **** ***** is * ******* ***** *** **** skeptical ** **** ******* ******** ******* non-Chinese ********* *** ******* **** ** adversarial ************ ** ****. **** **** fundamentally, * ***** ** ********* ** Dahua *** ********* ***** **** ******** on ****, *.*. **** ****** **** other ** ** ****** '*********'.
* ***** ** ********* ** ***** and ********* ***** **** ******** ** that, *.*. **** ****** **** ***** on ** ****** '*********'.
****** **** *** **** ******** ** the *** ** ****** **, **?
**** ******** ** *** *** ** Analog **, **?
**? ***** ********* ** ******* ***:
* **** ********/ ** ******** ***** that **** ** ********** ***** ** view *** ****** ***** **** *** devices **** **** *** *** **** are ******** **.
** ***** **** *** ******* **** eventually ***** ******** **** ** ********* as ** **** **.
** *** ** *** **** "** it ** ***** **** ** ****?"
***** *** ****** **** ** ** idea **** ** ************, ** **** a ********. ** ******* *** **** that ******* ******* *** ***** *********** will **** ******** ** ******* ******** results, *** ** *** **** **** usually ******* **** *** ***** *********, with **** ******* ******* ** ************ often ****** ******* ********.
***** ** **** *******, ***, ** having * ********* **** *** *********** protocol **** ** ******** ************ ** guarantee *******, *** ** **** *** ability ** ***** ************* ** ****** comply, ** ****** ***** ********* **** their ********.
* **** **** ***** *** **** a ***** **** **** *** *****. In *** ********* ***** **** *** passengers, *** **** *** *** *** benefits ** ******* *** **** ** their ********** *******. ***, ** *** seeing **** ********** ***** ** ******* they *** **** *** ****, *** not **** ** **** **** ****, or ** ***, **** ** **** of ***** ****** *** *** ****.