On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Dean Anderson wrote: > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > >> Obviously, there is a problem if a patent claims to invent > > >> something commonplace such as 'xml', and grants its use only for > > >> the purpose of IETF standards or a specific standard. But I'm > > >> not sure if I recall something like that. > > This is a question of licensing and particularly the wording and > limitations imposed by the license. Hypothetically, it could go either > way. You would only be permitted to do what the license permits. If the > license specifically only permits use of the technology for SIP, then you > can't use the patented technology for something else, because "something > else" is not permitted, assuming the language of the license was very > restrictive. The trick is the specification of the permissions in the > license. The answer depends on the license wording. Sometimes even > restrictive licenses leave loopholes. Sometimes not. That's why we have > lawyers. Yes, lawyers who generally get rich doing little more than arguing. > > --Dean > > > -- > Av8 Internet Prepared to pay a premium for better service? > www.av8.net faster, more reliable, better service > 617 344 9000 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > sleekfreak pirate broadcast http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf