IT’S TIME TO GET ON THE EX ANTE BUS
The current hot topic at the IEEE, ETSI, and a number of other SSOs is whether to permit disclosure of specific licensing terms – including cost – before final adoption of a standard, with many opposed as well as in favor of such a change. In fact, the Chairman of the U.S.Federal Trade Commission has encouraged prudent ...
EX ANTE DISCLOSURE: RISKS, REWARDS, PROCESS AND ALTERNATIVES
Ex ante disclosure of licensing terms is not a monolithic concept. In fact, ex ante benefits can be accomplished in a variety of different ways, some already in existence, some currently under discussion, and others that have not yet been actively considered at all. In order to gain the maximum benefits of incorporating ex ante disclosure into ...
MICROSOFT, ADOBE AND WHAT’S WRONG WITH “RAND”
Early this month, the IT world was scratching its collective head over the breakdown of PDF licensing negotiations between Microsoft and Adobe. At issue was why Adobe allowed OpenOffice.org and Apple to bundle native support for saving documents in PDF format for free, but told Microsoft it would have to charge its customers more for Office 12 if it ...
#40: EVOLUTION, STANDARDS, AND OPEN SOURCE
Has evolution programmed us to be born as Republicans and Democrats? If so, we are the product of the earliest, if arguably (in this regard) not the most appealing, open source project.