Proposed RAND Patent Policy from Jeb Potterfield on 2001-10-05 (www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org from October 2001)

From: Jeb Potterfield <jeb@4shadesofgray.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:57:44 -0400
To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
Message-ID: <000c01c14dc7$3e59fcc0$6401a8c0@pearceandpearce.com>

Just wanted to let you know that I feel that you should rethink your proposed RAND Patent Policy. I firmly believe that this policy will stifle innovation and restrict competition, penalizing individual Web authors and users, small businesses, and the Open Source community.

Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 13:57:49 UTC