- From: Dr. Andrew Eric Mossberg <amossberg@asoki.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:52:56 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Hello, I've just read the Patent Policy WG FAQ and I have grave concerns about the world wide web consortium pursuing this avenue. The value of the W3C is dependent on the value of the standards it promulgates. The value of those standards depends on their widest adoption by the global internet community. Adoption by the internet community is dependent on the ease and value of implementing those standards. As a member of the internet community since 1984, I've seen a few standards come and go. As an inventor with a few patents, I know exactly what the value of patents are. Companies and individuals do not go through the work of obtaining patents because it is fun, or inexpensive. They do so with the intention of profiting from them before they expire. Allowing patented technologies to become w3c standards will benefit no one except the patent holder. Having the internet community given the choice of supporting w3c standards and paying license fees or developing non-patented pseudo-standards will result in a plethora of divergent and redundant standards in use. The value of the w3c will go into the toilet. I urge you to disband the working group and abandon this policy from consideration. regards, Dr. Andrew E. Mossberg, Chief Technical Officer, Asoki Corporation Chief Information Officer, CruisExcursions.com President, Inicom, Inc. Director, Fuzzy Theory LLC.
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