DASH INDUSTRY FORUM

DASH INDUSTRY FORUM THE CORPORATION SHALL BE A BUSINESS LEAGUE NOT ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION, FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 2.1) PROMOTING THE UTILIZATION OF MPEG-DASH IN VARIOUS STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSORTIA; 2.2) ALIGNING, HARMONIZING AND COORDINATION OF MPEG-DASH STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED STANDARD DEVELOPMENTS IN VARIOUS STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSORTIA; 2.3) ASSISTING IN AVOIDING FRAGMENTATION OF THE MULTIMEDIA HTTP STREAMING MARKET BY CREATING AND PROMOTING CAREFUL AND LIMITED PROFILING OF THE MPEG-DASH STANDARD AND BY PROMOTING THE USE OF COMMON PROFILES ACROSS INDUSTRY, CONSORTIA AND VARIOUS STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS; 2.4) FACILITATING INTEROPERABILITY TESTS AND PLUG-FESTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE USABILITY AND COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE DASH STANDARD; AND 2.5) PROMOTING THE ADOPTION AND USE OF MPEG-DASH STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY. IN ADDITI