Thank you very much for this complete response. On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Jun 6, 2016, at 3:21 AM, Salvador de la Puente González < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but why do we need the legal organization, why to not > simply do the GiHub part? > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standards_organization may provide some > useful background. > > Ecma international is a recognized SSO and as such it has policies and > rules it operates under ( > http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/policies.htm). Most relevant > are the Ecma membership categories > http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/members.htm and the > Intellectual Property policies ( > http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/Ecma%20IPR%20policies.htm). > > As it currently stands Ecma does not have a membership category for > individuals. Instead, only organizations can be members. It’s possible that > this could be changed in the future, but it might take a long time to do > so. So, an alternative approach may be to have an separate organization > that can be a Ecma member and that individuals can join. > > For some background on why IP issues (particularly patents) are of concern > to SSOs see http://www.wipo.int/patent-law/en/developments/standards.html > and > http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/intellectual-property/patents/standards/index_en.htm > . > > Finally, note that working through a recognized SSO helps companies avoid > antitrust issues that might arise when developing standards: > https://www.venable.com/legal-issues-affecting-standard-setting--antitrust-and-intellectual-property-04-01-2004/ > > >
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