stewe@xxxxxxxxx writes: >> [...] >>> If we learned that the anonymous posting actually came from person was >>> affiliated with the IPR holder, then there is legal recourse. My >>> point is that by avoiding anonymous posting, the likelihood of such >>> abuse is significantly reduced. >> >> I think the point would be valid if there were significant abuse today. >> > > I don't know what would qualify as significant here, but there has been at > least one rather high profile antitrust case in the recent history > (semiconductor industry), in which a situation similar to the one we are > discussing has played a role. If the account at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambus#Lawsuits is to be trusted, I can't find many similarities with the situation we are discussing here. Could you clarify how anonymous contributions played a role in your example? /Simon _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf