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In <1992Nov5.221542.191@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:

>Arthur L. Rubin states that Ron Rivest can ask for keys as a licensing
>requirement for his patented systems.

>I think not. This would be found to be an unreasonable licensing
>requirement, I'm sure, by the courts. Since Rivest has no physical
>control over the use of his patents (since the techniques have been
>published world-wide), he cannot enforce such a provision if it's
>found unreasonable.

>To see just how unreasonable, just imagine the manufacturer of a
>patented safe requiring users to register their combinations.

I didn't say the patent was reasonable; I just said that would be a legal
licensing restriction.

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