- From: Jason Antony <s1118355@student.gu.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:57:43 +1000
- To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- CC: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
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Hi Chris
there is a certain clause in the PPF WD regarding royalty-free
licensing
terms I would like you to clarify. To quote
from
http://www.w3.org/TR/patent-policy/:
<quote>
Section 4(f), Royalty-Free License
==================================
A "Royalty-Free License" also called "RF License" shall
have
the same characteristics as a RAND License, except that a
Royalty-Free
License:
<snip />
3.shall not be considered accepted by an implementer who manifests
an
intent not to accept the terms of the Royalty-Free License as
offered by
the licensor.
</quote>
My query is: what if a licensor offers its technology on the proviso
that
it cannot be used on opensource operating systems, for instance?
Will a
port to that platform violate the license and render them
liable for
damages?
Awaiting your reply
Jason Antony
Signed with experimental GPG key :-)
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