[breck]

> The success of JSON was totally serendipity. Getting the domain name definitely helped. There are some things that I didn’t do that definitely helped. I didn’t secure any intellectual property protection on it at all. I didn’t get a trademark for the name or for the logo. I didn’t get a copyright for the specification. I didn’t get a patent for the workings of the format. My idea was to make it all as completely free as possible. I don’t even require any kind of notice. No one has to say, “Thank you, Doug, for doing that.” It’s just free for everybody. And I think that definitely helped.