- From: neo binedell <neoji@mweb.co.za>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:37:49 +0200
- To: <public-web-plugins@w3.org>
But my point was exactly that. They specify 'hyper-text' document. Ergo html document. An swf is not that as far as i know. There is no html link to the swf. It is loaded directly off the server. Now surely a browser can display whatever the hell it wants to, 'including' but not limeted to html or a 'hyper-text' document, which falls under the patent. Otherwise it seems to me that the patent defines a web browser as anything that connects over http, not just html/document transfer? In that case the stand-alone flash player itself would be defined as a web browser and therefor fall foul of the patent. Perhaps a re-read of the patent is on the menu for me ;p ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ::: Quantum materiae materietur ::: marmota monax si marmota ::: monax materiam possit materiari? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- I suspect that Eolas would fight that as long as you're viewing the Flash document from within a browser. However, downloading and saving the SWF, and then playing it with QuickTime Player should be okay. -Jake
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