> I expect them, but I do get mad about patent trolls "bleeding the golden > goose". The only reason these patents have any value is because the > Internet has value. When people who contribute nothing to that value > then come along and parasitize it,
Can I patent/copyright that statement ? :-). Abhishek, if your idea is a good one that can contribute to the networking community, I'd first make sure it is original, search/read drafts or associated papers to see if by any chance somebody already had the idea before, if you don't find anything you can publish a paper and propose a draft. If your idea is original, has value and represents an improvement or additional feature to a protocol after surviving the grueling process of peer reviews and discussions then you may have something worth the effort/cost/time to get a patent. I the "implementation" of your idea provides value in the sense that may help them sell more or provide a better service, vendors will include it in their products. If you are just for the money, then wrong forum. My .02 _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
