+Various companies hold various patents for various algorithms in
+various locations around the world. YOU are responsible for ensuring
+that your use of any algorithms is legel by checking if there are any
+patents in your country. The file contains some of the patents that we
+know about or are rumoured to exist. This is not a definitive list.
+
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+
RSA Data Security holds software patents on the RSA and RC5 algorithms.
-If there ciphers are used used inside the USA (and Japan?), you must contact
+If their ciphers are used used inside the USA (and Japan?), you must contact
RSA Data Security for licencing conditions. Their web page is
http://www.rsa.com
RC4 is a trademark of RSA Data Security, so use of this label should perhaps
-only me used with RSA Data Security's permission.
+only be used with RSA Data Security's permission.
The IDEA algorithm is patented by Ascom in Austria, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA.