On Monday 01 October 2001 08:33, Bill Haneman wrote: - - -snip- - - > That doesn't necessrily mean that it's not evil... > > -Bill > > (personal opinion) >
Hello: Well, just for starters. There is an obvious movement from industry to take control of the Internet. A claim backed up by the spurt of activity from ICANN to DMCA to SSSCA and more. Now, this RF/RAND nonsense sets the stage for a patent holder to decide at whatever point to exercise a fee for "all", across the board. Imagine you are now using a "certified, approved, registered" device to access the Internet. Each time there's a click-through, to a patented object, or process, your access fee is credited. Soon, you will find, you must restrict your "surfing" to only those sights you know won't run up your bill too fast! That's the imaginary worst case scenario with this RF/RAND crap. If you think I'm being too far-fetched, spend some time with the seemingly unrelated legislation that's about to hit everyone between the eyes. Spend some time with the upcoming ICANN fiasco planned for November. Spend some time with sites and mail lists coming out of Australia. And read the wording about "outlawing any and all analog manufacturing" that will preclude options for accessing the Internet. Evil? You said it!!! Unreasonable for a standards group to cowtow to industry's whims? You better believe it. Just a thought. Tom --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
