At 7:13 AM 9/25/95, Brian A. LaMacchia wrote:
[I haven't seen this mentioned yet on the list...]
Cylink has been kind enough to put a copy of the arbitration panel's decision on their web page. Cylink's home page is www.cylink.com. The URL for the actual agreement is:
http://www.cylink.com/arbtrn_1.html
Spin doctors aside, it doesn't look like either company gained much over the other. I'm not an attorney, but the way I read the agreement RSAREF can continue to be used without violating the Stanford patents. RSA DSI cannot *sublicense* the Stanford patents to third parties, but can *sell code* that practices the methods claimed in the Stanford patents. That code can then be incorporated into other products, which is exactly what PGP 2.6.2 does (it's linked against a copy of the RSAREF library, which is covered by the RSAREF license agreement).
As far as I can tell, that seems to sum it up. In addition, RSA agrees in all their contracts to indemnify the licensee regarding RSA's rights to assign the various technologies. When I called to speak to them, they reiterated their stance. Since, we are going to be handling RSAREF, the validity of RSAREF licenses was of some importance. Having gone through the arbitration ruling things seem to be on track. I'll post more of this to the RSAREF Announce list for folk. Jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ..Jonathan Zamick Consensus Development Corporation.. ..<JonathanZ@consensus.com> 1563 Solano Ave, #355.. .. Berkeley, CA 94707-2116.. .. o510/559-1500 f510/559-1505.. ..Mosaic/WWW Home Page: .. .. Consensus Home Page ..