Google votes "Yes" on Ballot FORUM-022. On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM Ben Wilson via Public <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Ballot FORUM-022: Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee* > > > > Proposed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and endorsed by Roman Fischer of > SwissSign and Clint Wilson of Apple. > > > > *Purpose of Ballot* > > > > The CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy and > associated documentation were last revised in 2018. Since then, there have > been requests for clarification about application of the IPR Policy to > contributions of non-Forum Members, and sections of the IPR Policy and > documentation have been identified as needing amendment, including the form > for filing and handling of Essential Claim Exclusion Notices. It is > proposed that a Charter be adopted establishing a Forum IPR Subcommittee > (FIPR) and that the proposed scope of the FIPR be to update and improve the > IPR Policy and associated documentation and to discuss the following: > > > > (a) How to address contributions provided by non-Forum Members (e.g., > invited experts, guest speakers, researchers, etc.); > > (b) If any clarifications and/or changes are necessary to the IPR Policy > in view of recent events; and > > (c) A potential contributor license agreement for the Forum’s GitHub > repository and policy for contributing to the Forum’s GitHub repository. > > > > *Following the passage of this ballot:* > > - A new Forum IPR Subcommittee will be formed under the CA/Browser > Forum, as outlined in section 5.6 of the Bylaws (Forum Subcommittees); > - Mailing list(s), GitHub repository(ies), Wiki resource(s), and other > collaboration tools will be established as needed to enable the Forum > Subcommittee to fulfill its charter; and > - The Forum Subcommittee will publish a set of recommended revisions > to the IPR Policy and associated documentation for the Forum to adopt. > > > > *MOTION BEGINS* > > > > *Establish Forum IPR Subcommittee* > > > > Upon approval from the CA/Browser Forum by ballot in accordance with > sections 2.3 and 5.6 of the Forum Bylaws, the Forum IPR Subcommittee > (“FIPR”) is created to perform the activities as specified in the Charter, > which is found here: > > > > > https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/30de00ae9672088cf618706b9e7c464fa8c34c51...b50bc495ced317c437ed6b397bb4fb574484b56b > > > > *MOTION ENDS* > > > > *The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:* > > > > *Discussion* (7+ days) > > > > *Start Time*: 2024-May-06 22:00 UTC > > *End Time*: After 2024-May-13 22:00 UTC > > > > *Vote for approval* (7 days) > > > > *Start Time:* 2024-May-15 15:00 UTC > > *End Time: * 2024-May-22 15:00 UTC > > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >
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