> I need to point out that Cornell owns IPR on this.

Even though this precise approach was described and discussed in the 
Big-Internet mailing list back in 1992? For those with memories that extend 
back to then such claims of proprietary ownership of the same concept some 16 
years later appear to be somewhat ambitious.

[As a side note, this IPR stuff is getting to be overwhelming in a number of 
ways. I have an increasing sympathy for the view that espouses that open 
standards should work within a scope of describing openly available 
unencumbered technology, and that private ownership of a concept with 
restrictions and encumberences on third party use should take it out of the 
public realm of open standardisation. But thats a topic for another mailing 
list of course!]

In any case, for the record, I oppose bringing this IPR-encumbered work into 
GROW. If Cornell are prepared to make a firm undertaking to the IETF in the 
usual manner of unrestricted and unencumbered access, or are prepared to 
withdraw their IPR claim (well, I can dream!), then my opposition to this 
proposal for GROW to take on this approach may change.

regards,

  Geoff
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