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RE: RSA, PGP IN LEGAL FLAP OVER ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY



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In <[email protected]>, on 05/12/97 at 12:45 PM,
   Chris DiBona <[email protected]> said:


>I think that RSA should also realize that without PGP, their market would
>be much smaller, I think every time RSA licenses thier (now renewed)
>patents, they should think of Phil. I don't mean to saint the guy here or
>anything, but they owe him a debt that is difficult to quantify. By suing
>PGP they are basically saying , if I can extrapolate in a rather extreme
>manner, "privacy is okay, but only if we make money at it." 

I would extrapolate a little different:

"thanks Phil for putting us on the map, now bend over and grab your ankles"



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