- From: Daniel Hellerstein <danielh@crosslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 13:06:40 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
> As a (part time) open source internet software developer, I second your arguments. I would argue that these proposed RAND standard is the wrong answer to a real problem (for example, I've seen patent threats encumber work on delta-encoding I've been involved in). Instead of capitulating to these threats, W3C ought to formally fight them -- as by seeking to undermine the claims, or by a more aggresive tack of requiring licensing fees only of patent owners who are also requiring licensing fees.
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