- From: Bryce Nesbitt <bryce@idiom.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 11:18:08 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
I best illustrate this position with the TrueType format. The format itself is patent-free, but certain rendering techniques are protected by patent. Anyone can view a TrueType font, but it gets better if you have access to Apple's hinting patent techniques. I feel the W3C should not bless any standard unless the parties involved certify that the resulting interchange be usable -- at least in basic form -- with no intellectual property restraints. Note I did not say "offer to licence their patent for free", I said "no intellectual property restraints". Bryce Nesbitt Cambridge, MA
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