Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.crypt Subject: Re: RSA cryptographic algorithm patented? Message-ID: <5791@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 20:34:20 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.5791 Posted: Sat Jul 13 20:34:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 20:34:20 EDT References: <9028@ucbvax.ARPA> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 16 > ... I find it ironic that > after the inventors of RSA fought so hard to prevent the Government from > classifying their work, they now are trying to use the patent system to > suppress its widespread use... The letter says nothing of the kind; what they are trying to suppress is people who make money from it without paying royalties to the inventors. Note the exact wording (emphasis added): > ... people are > going to start expending money and effort developing RSA-based software > for *commercial* purposes. Regrettably, their effort will be wasted > *unless* they obtain a *sublicense* from us. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry