From: uri@watson.ibm.com ()
Subject: Re: RSAREF License
Originator: uri@buoy.watson.ibm.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 03:45:03 GMT
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Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

From article <1992Dec22.213613.1404@netcom.com>, by strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight):
> Jim Bidzos has sent me a copy of the final RSAREF license. Here it is.

Thanks for posting it. [For it's obvious, that Mr. Bidzos isn't
going to keep his word and e-mail a copy to *me*, as he said.]

>                            RSA LABORATORIES
>                       PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT
> RSA LABORATORIES, A DIVISION OF RSA DATA SECURITY, INC. ("RSA")
> GRANTS YOU A LICENSE AS FOLLOWS TO THE "RSAREF" PROGRAM:
> 
> 1.   LICENSE. RSA grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
>      perpetual (subject to the conditions of section 8) license
>      for the "RSAREF" program (the "Program") and its associated
>      documentation, subject to all of the following terms and
>      conditions:...........................................
>      c.   to modify the Program in any manner for porting or
>           performance improvement purposes (subject to Section 2)
>           or to incorporate the  Program into other computer programs 
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[Does this mean - PGP too? :-]
>           for your own personal or internal use, provided that you 
>           provide RSA with a copy  of any such modification or 
>           Application Program by electronic mail, and grant RSA 
>           a perpetual, royalty-free license to use and distribute 
>           such modifications and Application Programs on the terms 
>           set forth in this Agreement.
> 2.   LIMITATIONS ON LICENSE.
>      d.   Prior permission from RSA is required for
>           any modifications that access the Program through ways
>           other than the published Program interface or for 
>           modifications to the Program interface. RSA will grant
>           all reasonable requests for permission to make such
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>           modifications.

[I don't recall seeing this 2.d item in the September draft 
 of this revised license. Why the need for it?]

Could somebody please explain to me, how 1.c and 2.d fit together?

Considering,  that the "published" interface is as flexible as an
old log,  I'd like to hear what other people think about item 2.d.
It somehow doesn't seem to me, that PKP is bending over it's back
to help us to use RSA for noncommercial purposes...   There isn't
even a "published" interface to RSA algorithm per se!

[I must add, that without item 2.d, this new license would look 
 pretty good to me.]

> 6.   PATENT INFRINGEMENT OBLIGATION. Subject to the limitations set
>      forth below, RSA, at its own expense, shall: (i) defend, or at
>      its option settle, any claim, suit or proceeding against you on
>      the basis of infringement of any United States patent in the
>      field of cryptography by the unmodified Program;...........

Just curious...   Are there any other litigation companies, claiming
ownership of RSA algorithm? (:-)  Who is that bad guy PKP's going to 
defend me from? (:-)  

Thanks for the offer, nonetheless. (:-)

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