From: jimbell@pacifier.com (Jim Bell)
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 10:35:37 +0800
To: Chris DiBona <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: RSA, PGP IN LEGAL FLAP OVER ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
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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