Re: a real-life patent issue. [it is not safe out there]

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From: Paul Crowley
Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 09:22

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In article <4547:May2223:16:3391@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
>The precise legal phrase is this: ``for the sole purpose of satisfying
>philosophical taste or curiosity, or for instruction and amusement.''
>Such use never infringes a patent.

I have no use whatsoever for cryptographic technology or software, I'm
just a curious amateur.  Anyone out there want to send me an
implementation of the RSA cypher?
                                         ____
\/ o\ Paul Crowley aipdc@castle.ed.ac.uk \  /
/\__/ Part straight. Part gay. All queer. \/

PS: as far as I know, since I'm in the UK, this law doesn't apply to be
anyway.

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Subject: Re: a real-life patent issue. [it is not safe out there]
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