RE: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP

[Black_David@emc.com]

This is nowhere near as bad as Jim's post makes it out to
be.  PLEASE talk to a lawyer *before* posting quasi-legal
analysis of this sort so we can avoid chasing red herrings.

Thanks,
--David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sukanta ganguly [mailto:sganguly@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:36 PM
> To: Williams, Jim; 'Black_David@emc.com'; ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject: RE: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP
> 
> 
> This seems a bit odd. With all the legal mumbo-jumbo,
> it makes lives of us smaller entities really bad.
> For this to work, if Lucent wants to contribute the
> patent to the IETF then they should simply come out
> and say so.
> 
> There are too many, if's and but's in this ordeal. 
> 
> Is there any possibility of looking at alternatives
> without Lucent's SRP in the IETF spec?
> 
> 
> SG
> 
> 
> --- "Williams, Jim" <Jim.Williams@emulex.com> wrote:
> > What does "on the basis of reciprocity" mean.
> > Does this mean that if a company has ANY patent
> > they do not wish to license to Lucent, then
> > Lucent may deny rights to SRP?  Does this still
> > meet the IETF requirements for reasonable and
> > non-discriminatory?
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Black_David@emc.com
> > [mailto:Black_David@emc.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:03 AM
> > > To: ips@ece.cmu.edu
> > > Subject: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/LUCENT-SRP
> > > 
> > > --David
> > >
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