Ashvil, If a technology is covered by a patent then its subject to royalties and such. The existance of a standard has no effect on that (unless the standard was created first, then of course it's prior art). The W3C is only attempting to protect devlopers (by way of early disclosure) that are implementing standards.
> I am a co-founder of a software company and I don't see patents as a good > thing. I am pro-IP too ... The good or evil of patents themselves are a whole different issue, but as a founder of a software company I imagine you're aware getting funding from VC's or later investment bankers is very often tied to he holding of patents. -Scott _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
