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[FYI] W3C rejects net patent tax, avoids web schism
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- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:15:28 +0100
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W3C rejects net patent tax, avoids web schism
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 16/11/2002 at 01:31 GMT
The web standards consortium W3C has agreed on a policy that should
prevent nasty royalty surprises for developers in the future.
The latest draft from the W3C's patent policy group stipulates that
participants must agree to license patents on a royalty-free basis.
W3C-blessed web standards have always been royalty-free, but last
year the W3C countenanced a twin-track approach, adding RAND
licensing as an option.
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