Please do not allow patented standards

Patents are a threat to the software industry,
and will be a threat to the internet.

Please do not allow non-royalty-free standards, that would kill
interoperability and freedom of the internet as we know it.

That would allow single powerful entities to gain a de-facto
control over the internet and kill off any kind of competition,
freedom, development and sane growth of a really important mean
of comunication of all the mankind.

Allowing non-royalty-free patented standards,
is like allowing taxes on speach in the digital world.

So, please change your mind and do not allow that.


Simo Sorce.


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Simo Sorce
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Received on Sunday, 30 September 2001 09:18:49 UTC