From: Random Factor <sq0nk@alt.anonymous.messages>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 94 11:35:36 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: RC4 compatibility testing
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> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 08:26:18 -0700
> From: Hal <hfinney@shell.portal.com>
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> don't they have one year from the date of first publication to apply for
> a patent?

that's in the us.  many countries do not recognize post-publication patents.

> It seems that this could count as first publication

could someone who knows comment on what us patent law considers publication?

> As I said before, the NSA has indicated similar plans if Clipper is
> ever reverse engineered.

if they did, would it be legal to use unlicensed free software for-educational-
purposes-only implementations imported to the us from europe?

randy

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