- From: Ren Hoek <ren@arak.cs.hro.nl>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:41:46 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time)
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
As stated in the FAQ "The second decade of the Web has already demonstrated that patents will be a factor in the ongoing development of the Web infrastructure." As far as I am concerned, certainly the last few years, we can only see numerous examples of the mess that patents are making of the IT sector. (*cough* One-click-patent *cough*) There is only one reason for use of patents, and that is to make money. And while I do not oppose people making money, I do not want to be forced to pay through the nose as a webdeveloper. I therefor think that the W3C should keep vital and global standards free from any such thing. Also reading through the documentation, I came upon a ton of "should's", and other vague promises. I do _not_ trust the US industry to self-police, because patent abuse and other similar strong-arm tactics are widespread. I do not wish to be locked-out, locked-in, be NDA'd or be bullied in any other way. Regards, Ren Hoek (ren@arak.cs.hro.nl)
Received on Tuesday, 2 October 2001 07:14:04 UTC