Against Patent Policy Framework and RAND from Ken Seikel on 2001-10-04 (www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org from October 2001)

From: Ken Seikel <kseikel@neo.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 11:56:50 -0400
To: "www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org" <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
Message-Id: <200110041552.f94FqsR06254@clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com>

I disagree with the w3c recommendation for the allowance of fee-based standards.

Fee-based standards prevent development by all except those with commercial
intent.

A fee, reasonable for a corporation, is likely unreasonable for an individual.

w3c should continue its support of open standards for all developers.

Thanks...  Ken Seikel

Received on Thursday, 4 October 2001 11:56:58 UTC