Re: Change in IPR policies

[Jay Daley <[e-mail]>]

John

> On 10/06/2020, at 7:50 AM, John C Klensin <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I was just reminded that, when I registered for IETF 108, I
> noticed that I was asked to agree to two things that seemed new.
> The first is probably unimportant but IANAL and it is still a
> change.  The second seems problematic.
> 
> (1) If I recall (I was tired and might easily have been
> confused), the language about the Note Well statement has
> changed to require agreement to the statement itself, not just
> that it was read and understood.  If so, I hope the new language
> was cleared with counsel because I believe we were warned in the
> past that we should treat that statement simply as a collection
> of pointers, not an authority in itself.  That is the reason
> why, e.g., we reference specific RFCs or BCPs in I-Ds and RFC
> boilerplate rather than pointing to the Note Well.

The registration form at https://registration.ietf.org/registration/108/new/remote/ asks you to tick "I have read and understand the IETF Note Well" - is that not what you were expecting or have I missed something?

> 
> (2) There is a very specific and, as far as I know, completely
> new, prohibition against distribution or broadcasting of any
> meeting-related discussion or events.  That seems like a giant
> step away from the IETF's tradition of openness and free
> availability of materials.

I need to check, but I think the intent there was to restrict livestreaming and nothing else as the combination of live streaming + open jabber rooms would effectively allow participation without registration.  Once I’ve reviewed I will get that corrected.

Jay

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