Royalties Owed to MPEG-LA?

[Michaelrosenblum]

I recently came across this
http://www.osnews.com/story/23236/Why_Our_Civilization_s_Video_Art_and_Culture_is_Threatened_by_the_MPEG-LA

Is this right?
Is this even possible?
The camera manufacturers may have contracted with MPEG-LA but no purchaser of the equipment ever did.
I don't see how this could possibly be enforceable, if it is in fact true.
Has anyone ever heard of this or know anything about it?

 

[MtnShooter]

Michael: There's a running thread about it here http://www.b-roll.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25601

 

[Michaelrosenblum]

Got it. Thanks!