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Dear All,<br>
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Fair and reasonable are concepts that exist in the "eye of the
beholder." However, when legal contracts that define royalty terms are
not made public there is no beholder. Therefore, I suggest, any
royalty contract that is not available to the public is, by definition,
not fair and not reasonable. This small, but significant change, could
do much to make fair and reasonable, more fair and perhaps reasonable.<br>
<br>
Ken Krechmer<br>
SFBayISOC<br>
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Dave Burstein wrote:
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<div>Konstantinos asked for comments on ISOC IP policy. ISOC is
committed to Internet for All and development. We were deeply involved
with WCIT. </div>
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<div> So I think we should take a strong stand that all charges for
"Intellectual Property" rights be fair, reasonable and
non-discriminatory for all. "FRAND" and "RAND" rules are included in
all standards but rarely enforced. In practice, fees demanded are often
so high they make the Internet and education too expensive for some. </div>
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<div> In particular, patent fees for mobile and LTE are so high
they raise the cost of Internet deployment. Mobile phones now as cheap
as $25 have had an enormous impact on deployment in Africa. <i>As
smartphone prices come down, there will be more Internet users in
Africa than in the United States. </i>That's an important trend. </div>
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<div> High IP costs can slow down that deployment in a serious way.
$25 demanded for IP on a $650 iPhone is not a huge burden. $25 required
on a smartphone that can soon be manufactured for $50 raises the cost
by a third. </div>
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<div> So I think ISOC should strongly support <i>"reasonable"
royalties defined in the context of the cost of equipment/systems for
less developed countries and the poor.</i> <br>
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<div> That's a fight worth taking on. </div>
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<div>db</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Konstantinos
Komaitis <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:komaitis@isoc.org" target="_blank">komaitis@isoc.org</a>></span>
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style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear
Colleagues,<br>
<br>
As you may be aware, discussions on digital content have been going on
for many years now and the Internet Society has been quite active in
addressing some of the various intellectual property issues,
specifically in relation to legislation like ACTA, SOPA and PIPA. The
public policy team, having heard from many of you on this topic
believes the time is opportune to submit a coordinated view on the
issue of intellectual property via an issues paper. The good news is
that we have much material to draw upon - found here:<a
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href="http://www.internetsociety.org/our-work-intellectual-property"
target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/our-work-intellectual-property</a><br>
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The issues paper seeks to put forth minimum propositions relating to
the discussions on intellectual property:<br>
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o Intellectual Property is part of Internet Governance: All
discussions about intellectual property in the Internet should be
conducted under a multistakeholder framework.<br>
o Intellectual Property and Transparency: the need for transparency
is reflected both in the Geneva Principles as well as in the Open
Government Paradigm. The Internet Society believes that this need
should further be reflected in agreements like the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement (ACTA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
and the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Agreement (CETA).<br>
o Intellectual Property and the Rule of Law: Intellectual property
should be based on principles such as due process, equality of rights,
fairness, transparency, the right to be heard and legal certainty.<br>
o Intellectual Property and Internet Architecture: The Internet
Society has long recognized that the infringement of intellectual
property rights is a critical issue that needs to be addressed, but, at
the same time, it must be addressed in ways that do not undermine the
global architecture of the Internet or curtail internationally
recognized rights.<br>
o Innovation without permission: All intellectual property laws and
policies should bear in mind the Modern Paradigm for Standards
Development, shaped by adherence to the following principles:
cooperation; adherence to principles including due process, consensus,
transparency, balance and openness; collective empowerment;
availability; and voluntary adoption.<br>
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Based on these observations, the Internet Society would like to propose
a set of standards which we believe should guide all policies on
intellectual property. At its most basic level, the Internet Society
believes that all issues pertaining to the way intellectual property
rights are expressed in the Internet space can be addressed
systematically only through an inclusive and open framework, as we
believe that it is currently the only sustainable governance model for
policy issues relating to the Internet and its platforms.<br>
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I would appreciate your comments on the above points. We would also
welcome information on whether and how Intellectual Property policy
and/or law making is being considered or implemented in your country.
Please send your feedback by Monday, 18 March 2013.<br>
<br>
Many thanks<br>
<br>
Konstantinos<br>
<br>
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Konstantinos Komaitis<br>
Policy Advisor,<br>
Internet Society<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:komaitis@isoc.org">komaitis@isoc.org</a><br>
tel: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:%2B41%2022%20807%201453"
value="+41228071453">+41 22 807 1453</a><br>
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