In recent years, due to the advent of Linux, Wikipedia and alike, the term 'open', as it relates to royalty-free, has gained more popularity and is rapidly becoming an household term. Everyday new projects and applications are created within this young concept. As it relates to standards however, there exists a number of interpretations for the institutions that partake in their creation.
Numerous definitions of the term preserve the right that standard or patent holders may and permit the charge of licensing and/or royalty fees per use and/or standard's implementation. For example, major internationally recognized standard institutions such as the IETF and ITU-T hold the right to require payment upon implementation of either the ...
