NO to RAND patents from Marc Espie on 2001-09-30 (www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org from September 2001)

From: Marc Espie <espie@schutzenberger.liafa.jussieu.fr>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 01:26:52 +0200
To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Message-ID: <20011001012652.A32177@schutzenberger.liafa.jussieu.fr>

The W3C should hold to higher standards.

There are already enough problems when users can get patents on
`one-click technology'.

Please keep the web open. There are already enough patents barring
the road in other venues. Don't let the web be invaded as well.

You really don't want a split, do you ?

You don't want people to start building alternate technologies because
the web itself becomes a cold, lifeless, patent-governed place, as compared
to the rich and innovative (and FREE !) venture it might be have been, 
do you ?

Received on Sunday, 30 September 2001 19:26:54 UTC