- From: <larfx@ticnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 08:41:23 -0500
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Hello, Who thought this up? It is very simple, allowing a person or company to have a patent on a standard does not create a standard, it creates a monopoly of sorts. I don't think anyone legitimately feels that it is anything other than a proprietary technology if it is patented. If you are having to pay to use a standard, it is not a standard, just another product. You have W3C "standards" as the base guidelines for use of the web and not as a "pay for proprietary information" system. This is truly ludricrous and if you do this, I am sure that we could create a new standards group to replace you and your money grubbing members. Have a nice day, Larry
Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 09:43:20 UTC