Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 21:11:25 EST, Kyle Lussier said:
> How does the IETF prevent a "RAMBUS" type scenario where
> a company sits in on IETF, copies the technologies,
> patents them, waits for everyone to adopt them, and then
> sues everyone for infringement?

They can't copy-and-patent the technology unless they have sufficiently
deep pockets to deal with the inevitable prior-art lawsuits.
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                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech