Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt ("Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology")
"Ben Campbell" <ben@nostrum.com> Mon, 04 April 2016 17:52 UTC
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Subject: Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt ("Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology")
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On 4 Apr 2016, at 10:43, Barry Leiba wrote: >>> So, one might argue that an AD can be unaware that a particular >>> document includes something that needs to be disclosed up to the >>> point that they take some action on that document, such as >>> sponsoring it. >> >> Yes, but is that an issue? The AD is only required to disclose when >> she is "reasonably and personally aware" of the need for a >> disclosure, >> which will presumably become the case when she actually reads the >> draft >> (or sees the slides that describe the technology in question). > > Be careful here: I think it is an issue. > > The "reasonably and personally aware" applies to the IPR, not to the > participation. If I'm participating in active discussion about > Section 4 of document X, and I should be reasonably and personally > aware of IPR my employer holds with respect to Section 3 of document > X, we aren't going to happily accept that I didn't read Section 3 so I > don't have a responsibility to disclose. > > If we're saying that, say, ADs are considered to be Participants with > respect to every document and discussion in every working group in the > area -- and I see why some people think that's wise and appropriate -- > then we're saying that I have a responsibility to disclose whether or > not I've read the documents, and waiting until AD Evaluation state > would be a late disclosure. Consider that the working group might > have been proceeding for a couple of years and many I-D revisions > under the assumption that the technology is unencumbered... and then I > dump an IPR statement on them just as they've finished. > > This really is a tough one: it would be nice if the late disclosure > didn't happen, but ADs can't reasonably be expected to read every > draft in every working group early on... and, as others have said, it > would be very bad if this disclosure requirement gave us even fewer AD > candidates than we have now. I think it's a bit worse than that. IIUC, the document also says that the act of participating asserts that the participant has the authority to disclose any related IPR. That seems to mean that, by accepting an AD role, one asserts they have authority to disclose IPR on any draft or discussion that anyone might ever have in their area. I think its highly likely that some sponsors would object to such an open-ended assertion if they understood it. Ben.
- Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt ("In… Jari Arkko
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Russ Housley
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott Bradner
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Sam Hartman
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Harald Alvestrand
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Sam Hartman
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Gonzalo Camarillo
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott Bradner
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Spencer Dawkins at IETF
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Russ Housley
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Jari Arkko
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott O. Bradner
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott O. Bradner
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott O. Bradner
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Alissa Cooper
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … joel jaeggli
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Eggert, Lars
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Barry Leiba
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Barry Leiba
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Barry Leiba
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Spencer Dawkins at IETF
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Ben Campbell
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Jari Arkko
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Scott Bradner
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Barry Leiba
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … joel jaeggli
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … joel jaeggli
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Pete Resnick
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Alissa Cooper
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Alissa Cooper
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Michael Cameron
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Joel M. Halpern
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … John C Klensin
- RE: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … S Moonesamy
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Jari Arkko
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Pete Resnick
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stephan Wenger
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Stewart Bryant
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Brian E Carpenter
- Re: Last Call on draft-bradner-rfc3979bis-08.txt … Pete Resnick