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X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: defensivepatent@gmail.com Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Defensive Patent License Offer Notice X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:51:24 -0000 --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Also published at https://petertodd.org/2016/defensive-patent-license-offer, and Bitcoin txid b4bf94f5c457d080924aa163106d423670373cfe3b10f8ec00742c2234= b01b72 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 I, Peter Todd, hereby declare myself and all technology companies that I control as "Defensive" by committing to offer a Defensive Patent Licens= e, version 1.1, for any of my patents either existing or future, to any DP= L User. Neither I nor any companies that I control have any patents at this tim= e. My contact address is pete@petertodd.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/t11AAoJEGOZARBE6K+yR00H/0xp3oO7FiMvM4pjfoHZPPOa m3KjT4RSbFQLa9uniz0u/9bkc5I70CggkY3jtNLtDMbMBTwcMP61ABsvx+5y2gGD zE6VZ9DPcHVg/Eup6WSBlQO3HQKuFVz7vXSMuaidG7A+fpkU71SjDpB4M6hdvWnS +L9XBQ1GtQe0lSM73s4mld/IvB1giwPN1bOheQ9koYcQjj+B8PWyt2gIUwctxyvA 7bC+KtCQT4RJPsQHbHx569CDkyIi3dNt0rTjCo5bOeUKrJF7eA3YktYdTJefZ+Rf 00dbRZMslrg3dW9VWECfC0xC/kn+heStJ7WqJJKqYWo4apm6IiKPZxlwIcVscF0=3D =3DxrPk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- # Notes * On the advice of my lawyer, I'm currently offering only a specific versio= n of the DPL. I probably will offer licenses under subsequent versions in the future, but I'd prefer to see how the DPL evolves and whether or not the license stewards behind it prove trustworthy before committing to doing s= o. * The language "all technology companies I control" is there to avoid any complications with non-technology companies that I may control in the fut= ure, e.g. family real-estate holding companies, and the non-profit caving group I'm a part of. To my knowledge, I only control one company as of writing,= the numbered company I do all my consulting through; I consider that company a "technology company", and thus the above offer applies to it. * Equally, if by some stroke of luck I do end up in control of any other technology companies - maybe Bill Gate's blockchain smart-contract will mysteriously gives me control of Microsoft - then the above offer will ap= ply. --=20 https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/0sCAAoJEGOZARBE6K+y0ToH/ieF7XV36illLY9tljeiHt9c F/kYbMRT9CgsTiOjs3ObGCU8oI0HQgPbc7/RbLmdkNEcBY2Q2ncKmrn3b9HtVHaq FiUvyCM2IAfgqINGPXaCEWa9Fu8o9wuEyJlYoMEo0Yjr7CTyKIRQ7mA1cZyIGTmC Aq4gUSJfPpKd7dXM7TzW+zIQWcu3jYtKUcjb7Xbdwjq9G79iJACwI3UczQI/dmwj AQXt1PHb2BdICJiiKFb575sHV5KfHxcNieh1kqcqM9JAf+oW98vKmtGM6qLexw5V 1DwoorpMcR3GMtEeDFRg/wzGLXOLl4e4ectZiDh3Iowb5ufupxpmLMETp9XGSAs= =tmgn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA--