- From: Rob Sayre <rsayre@mozilla.com>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:38:04 -0400
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- CC: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
On 7/8/09 4:28 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote: > > On Jul 8, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Rob Sayre wrote: > >> On 7/7/09 9:24 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote: >>> And likewise, I think it is important to give the issue due >>> consideration. >> >> I agree, though I think we need to be careful about claims that we >> must prove a negative. Not that you're suggesting that. > > Indeed, I am not asking anyone to prove a negative. I pointed out that > the known licenses for patent claims on Theora do not satisfy the W3C > Patent Policy. To address this would only require proving a positive, > for example, by showing a suitable license. > > I believe this new information refutes your original rationale. No offense, but I'm afraid I can't take your word for it on that.* I would be happy to make changes based on the results of a PAG or legal advice. For now, no member has stepped forward with a claim. For now, I think it would be best to let the W3C process handle the IPR, rather than ad-hoc traffic on the technically-focused WG. - Rob * Also, you didn't cite the license you're referring to.
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