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draft-bradner-author-contributors
Network Working Group S. Bradner
Internet-Draft Harvard University
July 2005
Obtaining Additional Permissions from Contributors
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Abstract
This is a proposed update to "IETF Rights in Contributions" (RFC 3978
- BCP 78). It proposes a change in the rights required from authors
of contributors to the IETF.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society. (2005)
1. Introduction
Currently the IETF requires that authors of contributions to the IETF
grant to the IETF a limited set of non-exclusive rights and
permissions to a document as part of the process of submitting the
contribution. These rights and permissions are detailed in Section
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3.3 of "IETF Rights in Contributions" (RFC 3978 - BCP 78) [RFC3978].
This current memo proposes a replacement for a paragraph in this
section to add the right for the IETF to permit the creation of
derivative works in any venue, not limited to within the IETF
Standards Process. This proposal is a result of the discussion in
the IPR Working Group session during IETF 62 in Minneapolis, MN.
2. Current Section 3.3 (a) (C)
(C) unless explicitly disallowed in the notices contained in a
Contribution [as per Section 5.2 below], to prepare derivative
works (other than translations) that are based on or incorporate
all or part of the Contribution, or comment upon it, within the
IETF Standards Process. The license to such derivative works not
granting the ISOC and the IETF any more rights than the license to
the original Contribution,
3. Revised Section 3.3 (a) (C)
(C) unless explicitly disallowed in the notices contained in a
Contribution [as per Section 5.2 below], to prepare derivative
works (in addition to translations) that are based on or
incorporate all or part of the Contribution, or comment upon it,
within the IETF Standards Process or to authorize preparation of
such derivative works outside of the IETF Standards Process. The
license to such derivative works not granting any more rights than
the license to the original Contribution,
4. Security Considerations
This proposed revision of RFC 39978 has no direct security
implications.
5. References
5.1 Normative References
[RFC3978] "IETF Rights in Contributions," S. Bradner, RFC 3978 also
BCP 78, March 2005
6. Editor's Address
Scott Bradner
Harvard University
29 Oxford St.
Cambridge MA, 02138
Phone: +1 617 495 3864
EMail: sob@harvard.edu
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7. Full copyright statement
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). This document is subject
to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and
except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights.
This document and the information contained herein are provided on an
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OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET
ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE
INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Intellectual Property
The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to
pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in
this document or the extent to which any license under such rights
might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has
made any independent effort to identify any such rights. Information
on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be
found in BCP 78 and BCP 79.
Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any
assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an
attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of
such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this
specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository at
http://www.ietf.org/ipr. The IETF invites any interested party to
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Acknowledgement
Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the
Internet Society.
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