- From: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:23:02 +0100 (MET)
- To: www-style@w3.org
From [1]: http://www.w3.org/ -- 8 February 1999 -- W3C is dedicated to creating specifications and software that are available to the public for any purpose and without fee or royalty. As the Web continues to grow in reach and utility, the W3C reiterates its commitment to the evolution of new technologies that may be implemented by all, without restriction. Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent #5860073 for Style Sheet technology. Without complete legal analysis, W3C cannot make a statement regarding how the patent affects style sheet technologies (CSS, XSL) developed within W3C. We do note that Style sheets were used with the first Web browser, and proposals on cascading style sheets arose from CERN in 1994. Further, W3C's own licensing agreements reinforce its open practices. [1] http://www.w3.org/1999/02/Patent-Statement -h&kon H å k o n W i u m L i e howcome@w3.org http://www.w3.org/people/howcome World W i d e Web Consortium
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