Get your patent licence at Microsoft http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-71205/get-your-patent-licence-at-microsoft Posts in the discussion thread "Get your patent licence at Microsoft" - If you don't trust the OSP (Open Specification Promise), ask for a patent licence at Microsoft. "If you would prefer a written license, or if the formats are not covered by the OSP, patent licenses are available by contacting iplg@microsoft.com" they say on their website. http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-71205#post-210836 Get your patent licence at Microsoft http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-71205/get-your-patent-licence-at-microsoft#post-210836 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:26:53 +0000 zoobab 2946 If you don't trust the OSP (Open Specification Promise), ask for a patent license at Microsoft, this is for the "Word Binary File Format (.doc) Structure Specification":

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