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Microsoft's protocol license agreement

Posted Nov 7, 2004 23:50 UTC (Sun) by pyellman (guest, #4997)
In reply to: Microsoft's protocol license agreement by mrons
Parent article: Microsoft's protocol license agreement

To those of us who have been expecting exactly this move on Microsoft's part for some time now, the point is exactly what it appears to be: to kickstart the process of generating the perception among those who cannot be expected to know better (or those who generally fear Microsoft's power) that Microsoft owns or "may" own IP rights over key protocols which uphold the web & internet, thereby laying the groundwork for a whole new front in the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt campaign.

The rest of you can argue about whether Microsoft is claiming rights, giving them away, or absolving itself of liabilities.

Peter Yellman

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Microsoft's protocol license agreement

Posted Nov 8, 2004 0:13 UTC (Mon) by brianomahoney (subscriber, #6206) [Link]

Sorry, MY earlier post should have, explicitly, been labeled TROLL:

MS has no right

Prior art

Basis in fact, law, or other reasonable cause to promulgate its licence

For those who are NOT legally qualified please, at least, read Roman
and AScL before forming naive opinions.