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  • W3C makes patent ban final

    The Web's leading standards body on Tuesday finalised a patent policy banning the use of most royalty-bearing technology in its technical recommendations, an issue that sparked a clash between open-source advocates and software makers.

  • W3C patent plan draws protests

    A new and controversial proposal under consideration by the World Wide Web Consortium could open the way for companies to claim patent rights--and demand royalties--on standards authorised by that body.

  • The patent threat to the Web

    Open-source advocate Bruce Perens applauds a W3C vote in a controversial patent dispute, but warns corporations are still trying to set up a toll booth on the Internet.

  • Why the W3C needs to be royalty free

    Currently a fiery debate is raging concerning whether standards from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) should be royalty free or whether some might require patent royalties. HP's Jim Bell offers his opinion.

  • HP, Apple oppose W3C patent plan

    Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard have both submitted statements to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) urging the organisation not to adopt a policy that would permit the charging of royalties for technologies used in approved standards.

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  • W3C bows to royalty-free pressure

    An Internet standards body has decided to drop a controversial proposal that would have allowed patent holders to charge royalties on technology used in Web standards.

  • Free-software gadfly takes on Net group

    A leader of the free-software movement is considering a move to pack the Internet Engineering Task Force with like-minded members to boost support for royalty-free standards.

  • Web services standards facing a split?

    IBM, Microsoft and BEA Systems plan to submit a high-profile Web services proposal to the Oasis standards body, despite an ongoing effort by the W3C to sort through similar proposals.

  • Web standard spat heads for showdown

    An industry split over a key Web services specification could come to a head next month, when companies backing the proposal meet to hammer out details.

  • IBM to Sun: free Java

    Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.

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