• To: Claude Seyrat <claude.seyrat@e...>
• Subject: Re: Patented XML Compression Techniques (WAS RE: Binary XML == "spawn of the devil" ?)
• From: Tim Bray <tbray@t...>
• Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 13:10:01 -0700
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Claude Seyrat wrote:

>  Be sure, that there are many
> patents
> that can be applied on W3C standards, ASN-1 and others. MPEG is not worst
> or better wrt to patents and it is clear wrt to royalties:

With the W3C, you can assume that the people who wrote the standard 
didn't build in a requirement to use their own proprietary IP, and made 
an effort to produce work that is as unencumbered as possible.  As Len 
points out, this is not a guaranteed promise that you won't get into 
trouble, but it is substantially better than nothing.

Thus your assertion that they're all the same is wrong.
-- 
Cheers, Tim Bray
         (ongoing fragmented essay: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/)

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