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For Develop/Manufacture/Authoring/Sell (FLLA)

Under FLLA, licensee will be granted a license to use the Blu-ray Disc Format Specifications and Blu-ray Disc Logo to develop, manufacture, use or sell the products categorized as follows.

AVCREC FLLA was commenced from August, 2007. An Amended and Restated BD-ROM FLLA was publicized on February 2008. Under the new FLLA of February 2008, a newly established BD-ROM Commercial Audiovisual Content category was added for the authoring industry.

1. Licensed Product Category

As for the categories, please refer to the following;

Category	BD-RE Version 2 BD-R Version 1	BD-RE Version 3 BD-R Version 2	BD-R Version 3 BD-R Version 4	BD-RE Version 4 BD-RE5 Version 5	BD-ROM Version 2	BD-ROM Version 3	BD-ROM Version 4
Blu-ray Disc Media	Yes	*No 1**	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BD-R Professional Media	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
BD-ROM Movie Player / BD-ROM Game Console / BD-ROM Test Player	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
BD-RE, R Professional Device	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
BD-ROM Commercial Audiovisual Content	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blu-ray Disc Recorder / Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Blu-ray Disc PC Drive	Yes	*No 1**	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Blu-ray Disc Player / Recorder Application Software	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blu-ray Disc Component	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blu-ray Disc Video Camera	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
BD-RE,R Manufacturing Equipment / BD-ROM Tools and Manufacturing Equipment	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blu-ray Disc Testers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

*1) Basic (Physical) specifications of BD-RE Ver.3 and BD-R Ver.2 are completely compatible with BD-RE Ver.2 and BD-R Ver.1respectively. There are no product categories for "Media" and "PC Drive".

2. License fee for FLLA

Category	BD-RE Version 2 BD-R Version 1	BD-RE Version 3 BD-R Version 2	BD-RE Version 4 BD-R Version 3	BD-ROM Version 2	BD-ROM Version 3	BD-ROM Version 4
One category	$3,750- (each Format)	$3,750- (each Format)*	$3,750- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)*	$7,500- (each Format)*	$7,500- (each Format)*
Two categories (total fee)	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)
Three categories (total fee)	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)
Maximum fee	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$7,500- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)	$15,000- (each Format)
Additional copy per book	$250- (Only BD-ROM Part3 is $500-)	$250- (Only Part3 is $750-)	$250- (Only Part3 is $750-)	$250- (Only Part3 is $500-)	$250- (Only Part3 is $500-)	$250- (Only Part3 is $500-)
Agreement Term	5 years**	5 years**	5 years**	5 years**	5 years**	5 years**
Format Maintenance & Development Fee	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$50,000	N/A

* $1,000 for Commercial Audiovisual Content Category and this category licensee receives Part 2 and 3 Specification Books only.

**Fees are prorated from Effective Date to Expiration Date of December 31, 2030.

Note:

After a completion of the agreements, the first copy of the following specifications will be distributed in secure digital format.
Reproduction or redistribution of Blu-ray Disc Format Specifications is prohibited

3. Authorization to use Blu-ray Disc Logo and need of Verification

Category	Use of BD Logo	Verification
Blu-ray Disc Media	RE Ver.1 / Ver.2 BD-R Ver.1 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4* with restriction	RE Ver.1 / Ver.2 / Ver.4 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4
BD-R Professional Media		BD-R Ver.3
BD-ROM Movie Player / BD-ROM Game Console / BD-ROM Test Player	BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4 (Test Player not required)	BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4 (Test Player not required)
BD-ROM Commercial Audiovisual Content	BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4	BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4
Blu-ray Disc Recorder / Player	BD-RE Ver.1 / Ver.2 / Ver.3 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.2	BD-RE Ver.1 / Ver.2 / Ver.3 / Ver.4 / Ver.5 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.2 / Ver.3 / Ver.4
Blu-ray Disc Professional Device		BD-RE Ver.4 BD-R Ver.3
Blu-ray Disc PC Drive	BD-RE Ver.2 BD-R Ver.1 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4	BD-RE Ver.2 / Ver.4 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4
Blu-ray Disc Player / Recorder Application Software	BD-RE Ver.2 / Ver.3 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4	BD-RE Ver.2 / Ver.3 / Ver.4 / Ver.5 BD-R Ver.1 / Ver.2 / Ver.3 / Ver.4 BD-ROM Ver.2 BD-ROM Ver.3 BD-ROM Ver.4
Blu-ray Disc Component	None	Not Required
BD-RE,R Manufacturing Equipment / BD-ROM Tools and Manufacturing Equipment BD-RE Ver.2	None	Not Required
Blu-ray Disc Testers	None	Not Required

The category, which has an indication of each version in the box of Use of Logo, is authorized to use Blu-ray Disc Logo
The category, which has an indication of each version in the box of Testing, is required to take Verification.

4. Content Protection Obligations

Content protection obligation information can be found in the Content Protection section of this website.