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Steve Schear (schear@lvcm.com)
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 12:31:00 -0700
> Through the intercession of P.J. Ponder <ponder@freenet.tlh.fl.us>, I
>just received an informative note about intellectual property issues in the
>AES sweepstakes from Ed Roback of NIST <roback@csmes.ncsl.nist.gov>. It
>does not seem to be in any way a private communications, so I offer it for
>the edification of the List. Thanks, P.J.
>
> Given the terms of the AES submission agreement (2.D.2 below,) I
>think there are still unresolved issues to be addressed with regard to the
>two issues Bob Baldwin < baldwin@rsa.com > has repeatedly raised:
>
> (a) the need to have NIST include additional critical and useful
>(but patented or patentable) implementation constructs -- modes or
>protocols -- in the AES proper to make them available royalty-free for
>future implementors, and
>
> (b) the necessity of having NIST seek out and resolve patent (or
>patent pending) claims from third parties, where those patents or patent
>applications might impinge on an AES choice.
>
> I note that, according to Mr. Roback, NIST is still seeking and
>accepting comments on IP issues relevant to the AES selection and
>promulgation process.
>
> _Vin
This seem like a replay of the DSS debacle a few years back, when NIST
tried to hyjack IP owned by Public Key Partners (i.e., RSA and Cylink).
--Steve
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