[Marcel just posted this in the ecm list, I'm taking the liberty of doing a Rob Hettinga and acting as human gateway between lists, as the posts this was in response to were posted to both lists. -Adam] Forwarded from the ecm@ai.mit.edu (Electronic Cash Market) mailing list:
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From: Marcel van der Peijl <bigmac@com.digicash> To: ecm@edu.mit.ai Subject: Chaum patent prices Sender: bounce-ecm@edu.mit.ai Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marcel van der Peijl <bigmac@com.digicash> Hi, I just want to make a quick comment on the prices that have been floating around on this list ($150K +10%). No doubt this is what David asked at some point to some individual but it is NOT the 'list price' -- there is no such thing as a list price. It all depends on the application, business potential etc. The up-front patent price should never be an obstacle for setting up business. If you wanna do serious business, I suggest to give David Chaum a call, or call Dan Eldridge. Phone numbers and email addresses can be found on our web pages. You might be surprised. And may I remind you that the patent price that is quoted is just a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the kind of money spent on marketing budgets for systems like Mondex!!! You are really talking about a non-issue here, IMHO. Marcel van der Peijl DigiCash bv