This proposal will surely destroy the very nature of the Web, and also enable large monopolistic organisations (AOL, MS, etc) to control content and accessability. In the process, many of the benefits that are now taken for granted will be eroded. If the Web had been 'patent encumbered' at its outset, then many alternative and valuable technology developments would _never_ have happened. Imagine how happy Microsoft Corporation would be if Linux had never progressed beyond a minor project at a single university in Helsinki.. Robert Gadsdon San Jose, California, USA rgadsdon@got.netReceived on Sunday, 30 September 2001 16:22:48 GMT
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