- From: Long, Richard J <RJLong@tycoelectronics.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:47:25 -0400
- To: "'www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org'" <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
The terms "patent" and "standard" are completely contradictory and can not be used in conjunction with each other. A patent is created to allow intellectual property to be non-standard, this allows the owner of the intellectual property to have sole possession of it. A standard is created to allow the open sharing and use of intellectual property and to create a uniform procedure of doing things. The two cannot be used together because they are completely contradictory. To sum things up: Internet technology can not be patented due to the open interaction needed to communicate through this medium. Period. Any questions? -Richard Long
Received on Tuesday, 2 October 2001 11:48:25 UTC