- From: E L Tonkin <csmelt@bath.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 03:55:51 +0100 (BST)
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
I'd just like to register my disapproval at the idea of supporting patented technologies as standards, where avoidable. Other people have really managed to put forward all the best arguments already. From reading the Patent Policy WG FAQ, I haven't been reassured as to the appropriateness of the suggested policies... and I don't feel that they're likely, in the end, to benefit anybody but patent holders. I feel that instead of them, the W3C should really be worrying about the effects on all Web users - including non-commercial bodies. It works against the principal of universal access to use technologies that may be commercially restricted, even though the current patent holder may promise to be lenient. In essence I think it breaks some of the W3C's stated intentions. Therefore, I urge that it be reconsidered. Yours sincerely, Em Tonkin
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