> Joe English writes:
> > And the validity of the patent makes it completely
> > unsuitable for Web-based imagemaps: this technology
> > has zero chance of being selected for standardization
> > by the IETF or W3O because of the patent.
>
> Joe: please be careful about speaking for the IETF or the W3 Consortium.
> The IETF does not reject all patented technology.
Oops! Sorry.
To clarify: I am in no way affiliated with any standards body,
and my opinion concerning the MetaMAP technology
is based solely on personal observation and conjecture.
--Joe English
jenglish@crl.com