- From: Neil Watson <usenet@watson-wilson.ca>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 09:50:09 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Over the years the World Wide Web has evolved into the greatest free speech soap box the world has ever known. Vast amount of information and opinions are available for all to see. This proposal to introduce patents into WWW standards greatly concerns the future of the Web. What will happen to the great soap box? Will I have to pay royalties to post my web page? Will I be forced to use a certain OS and web browser to view some web sites and then maybe another browser for others? Will my hard drive become clogged with endless browser plugins. Each allowing me to view separately patented web technology? I see the possibility of greater costs to the web users. I may have to pay greater software and ISP costs. If the World Wide Web is to become the media of the future. What will happen if large coporations have the patents to control its content? Does everyone still feel that their voice will always be heard? -- Neil Watson Network Administrator http://watson-wilson.ca
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