NODE 75e7dc50RE: RSA, PGP IN LEGAL FLAP OVER ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
jimbell@pacifier.com (Jim Bell)Wed, 14 May 1997 10:35:37 +0800
At 12:45 5/12/97 -0700, Chris DiBona wrote:
>And keep in mind , I don't begrudge RSA thier right to make money off thier
intellectual property,
However, I've been waiting many years for some patent-law-knowledgeable
person to explain why mathematics, which was widely seen as being absolutely
unpatentable prior to the invention of public-key cryptography, suddenly
became patentable just in time for RSA, etc.
Until I hear such an explanation, I _DO_ begrudge RSA and others that "right."
Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com
NODE 29a838acRe: RSA, PGP IN LEGAL FLAP OVER ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>Wed, 14 May 1997 11:10:53 +0800
On Tue, May 13, 1997 at 07:11:48PM -0800, Jim Bell wrote:
> At 12:45 5/12/97 -0700, Chris DiBona wrote:
>
> >And keep in mind , I don't begrudge RSA thier right to make money off thier
> intellectual property,
>
> However, I've been waiting many years for some patent-law-knowledgeable
> person to explain why mathematics, which was widely seen as being absolutely
> unpatentable prior to the invention of public-key cryptography, suddenly
> became patentable just in time for RSA, etc.
>
> Until I hear such an explanation, I _DO_ begrudge RSA and others that "right."
Wow! I agree with you!
--
Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited",
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