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- From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
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- Subject: Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality
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- Date: 17 Dec 92 22:01:15 GMT
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- Just a small factual correction for Steve Simmons. My understanding
- is that some PKP patents expire in 1997 and others in about 2000.
- When I said people had had 15 years to challenge the patents, I was
- being approximate, since I don't know how long it was known they
- were applying for patents before they did.
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