see RFC 3979 section 4 A - a note like Mike asks for is called for but the other Scott is also right - do not be specific - see section 11 of the same RFC
Scott On Jun 22, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > At 11:42 AM 6/22/2011, Scott Brim wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:11, Michael StJohns <[email protected]> wrote: >>> A quick couple of questions to the list based on a document I saw recently. >>> >>> If a document (an ID in this case) contains encumbered material (in this >>> case consists of 90%+ encumbered material), and the document is authored by >>> the organization (or members of the organization) that holds the >>> encumbrance, should the document contain an IPR disclosure itself or is it >>> sufficient to submit a IPR disclosure through the IETF web interface? >> >> IPR statements are never put in RFCs unless on occasion they are >> informational transplants from outside. The IPR claims or other >> aspects might change over time and the right place to track all that >> is in the IPR disclosures. > > Hmm.. even though this was labeled like a normal run of the mill ID, it > really was an informational transfer from the outside - at least at this > point in the process. I.e. - single corporate author, long held IPR as > opposed to "here's something brand new and never seen before and while parts > of it may derive from work from company A, this use of it is new and people > from company B and C are figuring out new ways to work with it." > > I think tracking disclosures via the IPR system is reasonable for most > documents, but something like "This document consists primarily of > intellectual property claimed to owned by xxxx. Please consult the IETF > disclosures section for the current terms and conditions for this IPR." may > be useful. It's pretty hard to tell from any given document whether or not > consulting the IPR disclosures is useful or somewhat necessary. > > Not a big problem, I guess, but somewhat dissonant to the process. > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
