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 In <4788.Jul2812.30.2492@virtualnews.nyu.edu> brnstnd@nyu.edu
 (Dan Bernstein) writes:


>NIST seems to believe that DSS can be used without royalties. If it is
>incorrect then it will almost certainly withdraw DSS.

 Oh, I see.  After the banks have all installed DSS and are finally
 sued, and after the suit prevails (say 6..8 years), *then* NIST
 will say:  "Gee, I guess we were wrong after all."

 That will be very comforting to the patent holders, who will demand
 compensation for many years of losses, and to intellectual property
 users, who could be liable for considerable expense.

 The fact that the NIST legal crew has an opinion which states that
 DSS does not infringe is not particularly comforting.  If lawyers
 did not hold (or *say* they hold) conflicting opinions, there would
 be no need for courts.


>Let's not mince words here: *RSA Data Security Incorporated* claims that
>DSS is insecure, that DSS infringes upon its patents, etc., etc., etc. I

 One of the patents claimed to be infringed by DSS is the US version
 of a European patent.

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 Terry Ritter   ritter@cactus.org