7.12.1. "What is RSA Data Security Inc.'s position on PGP?"
+ They were strongly opposed to early versions
+ Objections
- infringes on PKP patents (claimed infringements, not
tested in court, though)
- breaks the tight control previously seen
- brings unwanted attention to public key approaches (I
think PGP also helped RSA and RSADSI)
- bad blood between Zimmermann and Bidzos
+ Objections
- infringes on PKP patents (claimed infringements, not
tested in court, though)
- breaks the tight control previously seen
- brings unwanted attention to public key approaches (I
think PGP also helped RSA and RSADSI)
- bad blood between Zimmermann and Bidzos
- Talk of lawsuits, actions, etc.
- The 2.6 MIT accomodation may have lessened the tension;
purely speculative
7.12.2. "Is PGP legal or illegal"?
7.12.3. "Is there still a conflict between RSADSI and PRZ?"
- Apparently not. The MIT 2.6 negotiations seem to have
buried all such rancor. At least officially. I hear there's
still animosity, but it's no longer at the surface. (And
RSADSI is now facing lawsuits and patent suits.)
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