From: Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 11:10:53 +0800
To: "cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: RSA, PGP IN LEGAL FLAP OVER ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
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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!

-- 
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kent@songbird.com			the thief he kindly spoke...
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