Re: [TLS] IPR and draft-ietf-tls-srp

 Hi, Taylor,

Thanks for your info. Have Lucent/Pheonix mentioned which patent(s) the
draft may conflict with? Any opinion/standview from the implementors of
tls-srp about the potential issue? Thanks,

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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:00:11 +1000
> From: David Taylor <dajt1@bigpond.com>
> Subject: Re: [TLS] IPR and draft-ietf-tls-srp
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> > Some folks mention IPR issues related to this draft. I wonder if we
> adopt this draft,
> > does that mean we may potentially violate the IPR granted to the
> other parties.
> > What about RFC2945 and RFC294? Thanks for your clarification.
>
> I assume "we" means the vendor who implements the draft. Yes, a vendor
> may be violating the Pheonix and/or Lucent patents if they implement
> this draft. The fact that those two companies refuse to make a concrete
> statement that the draft does violate their patents makes it seem like
> they're relying on FUD rather than science, but it isn't me putting my
> money where my mouth is.
>
> In any case, the IETF itself is not open to any legal issues by making
> this an RFC.
>
> Regards,
> David Taylor.
>
>
>
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