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List:       dmca-discuss
Subject:    [DMCA_discuss] Re: Fwd: RE: Your Utter Arrogance is Showing
From:       Jay Sulzberger <jays () panix ! com>
Date:       2001-09-30 1:55:08
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, tom poe wrote:

> Hi:  And there you have it.  Tom
>
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> Subject: RE: Your Utter Arrogance is Showing
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:49:33 -0400
> From: "PETERSON,SCOTT K (HP-USA,ex1)" <scott_k_peterson@hp.com>
> To: "'tompoe@renonevada.net'" <tompoe@renonevada.net>
>
>
> Tom --
>
> How is the new policy worse for free software than the present policy?
>
> I invite you to consider the concept of WG licensing "modes" that is
> discussed in section 5. The ability to charter a WG as an RF mode WG is a
> significant improvement over how other standards bodies typically approach
> the issue of essential patents.
>
> -- Scott
> ___________________________________________________________
> Scott K. Peterson               |  Hewlett-Packard Company

Perhaps the W3C is better than some other standards bodies.

But clearly, any standard that is not freely licensed locks out, with
complete effectiveness, all free software.

oo--JS.

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