RE: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-23 Thread Richard Shockey
; i...@iab.org; IETF Announcement List Subject: Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy great idea - just does not jive with the legal system which often need authenticated copies of documents Scott On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Scott Brim wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF

RE: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-23 Thread Richard Shockey
@ietf.org Subject: Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy --On Friday, July 20, 2012 06:07 -0700 IETF Administrative Director i...@ietf.org wrote: The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-23 Thread Scott O Bradner
I did it once - it took 2 or 3 hours *it was quite a while back and I do not remember) there were no significant expenses - the depo was in Boston my only expense was a few hours parking - the depo was done in the office of the law firm that was providing the IETF with pro-bono legal services

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-23 Thread Scott O Bradner
I did not do them any favor - I did the IETF a favor (as the then ISOC VP for Standards) Scott On Jul 22, 2012, at 4:43 PM, John R Levine wrote: I did it once - it took 2 or 3 hours *it was quite a while back and I do not remember) there were no significant expenses - the depo was in

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-23 Thread Samuel Weiler
No objection. Thank you for asking. Just as with any project that you don't really want to take on, make sure the price is high enough that you're willing to do it should someone be foolish enough to pay the asking price. Also consider adding an automatic fee escalation clause (e.g. permit

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread Phillip Hallam-Baker
In theory yes, a signed document would be sufficient. In practice it would then require an expert witness at $400/hr to explain that it meant it was authentic. The schedule of fees seems a reasonable response to a real cost being imposed on the organization. On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:25 AM,

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker hal...@gmail.com wrote: In theory yes, a signed document would be sufficient. In practice it would then require an expert witness at $400/hr to explain that it meant it was authentic. The depositions are typically to state that the RFC's

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread John Levine
Yes, we typically then point out that much of what they want is available on line, and frequently negotiate with opposing counsel to moderate demands for depositions, etc., but, in the end, we propose, the judge and opposing counsel dispose. That won't change. I'd want to set the depo rate

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 11:31 AM, John Levine jo...@taugh.com wrote: Yes, we typically then point out that much of what they want is available on line, and frequently negotiate with opposing counsel to moderate demands for depositions, etc., but, in the end, we propose, the judge and opposing

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread Carsten Bormann
On Jul 22, 2012, at 21:38, Marshall Eubanks wrote: IETF volunteers will not be paid from these fees. I've been following this discussion only with one ear, but, I can't figure out why somebody would volunteer to do this. Grüße, Carsten

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread John R Levine
For people with unique skills or knowledge, $800/hr is not unusual. So long as the rate is published ahead of time, you're not going to get much argument. (Yes, we know it's high. But we've already told you how to download stuff yourself for free.) Please note : out of pocket expenses (if

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread John R Levine
I did it once - it took 2 or 3 hours *it was quite a while back and I do not remember) there were no significant expenses - the depo was in Boston my only expense was a few hours parking - the depo was done in the office of the law firm that was providing the IETF with pro-bono legal services

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread John R Levine
I did not do them any favor - I did the IETF a favor (as the then ISOC VP for Standards) Really, if you didn't make the opposing party pay for your time, you did them a favor. It's absolutely expected to pay hostile witnesses for their depo time. (If nobody mentioned it, why would they offer

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-22 Thread David Morris
Yeah, with what the lawyers in the room are getting per hour, there is no reason to volunteer as an expert wittness. Ever. Even if you are there on behalf of the IETF, if the IETF prevails, they can only recover costs they incurred and if they don't, make a donation. On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, John R

Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread IETF Administrative Director
The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and other legal requests. The IETF receives requests for information, documentation, authentication or other matters through

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 06:07:33AM -0700, IETF Administrative Director wrote: Before adopting a policy the IAOC would like feedback on this before making a decision. Comments appreciated to ietf@ietf.org by 6 August 2012. I think this is a perfectly legitimate policy, and I support it. The

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Worley, Dale R (Dale)
On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 06:07 -0700, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found at: http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html Assuming that the IAOC has set these fees to be close to the actual costs of servicing legal

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Warren Kumari
On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and other legal requests. The IETF receives requests for

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Richard L. Barnes
+1 Although I wonder whether radical openness would be cheaper in the long run: Put everything online and have an auto-responder at subpo...@ietf.org that says Go look it up yourself. --Richard On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Warren Kumari wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Scott Brim
On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found at: http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html Fine idea.

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Bradner, Scott
great idea - just does not jive with the legal system which often need authenticated copies of documents Scott On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Scott Brim wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Richard L. Barnes
[assuming you mean the go look it up idea] We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS download) would provide adequate authentication that it came from the IETF. And it doesn't seem like we would have a problem providing authenticated documents to the world.

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 20/07/2012 14:07, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and other legal requests. Do it. This will dissuade trivial requests

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread John C Klensin
--On Friday, July 20, 2012 06:07 -0700 IETF Administrative Director i...@ietf.org wrote: The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and other legal requests. ... Before

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Yoav Nir
On Jul 20, 2012, at 4:52 PM, Worley, Dale R (Dale) wrote: On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 06:07 -0700, IETF Administrative Director wrote: The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found at: http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html Assuming that the IAOC has set

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread John Levine
The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found at: http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html It seems fine to me, but I would add an hourly rate for research. For requests for e-mail, do they typically provide pointers to the specific archive entries, or do

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Dave Crocker
On 7/20/2012 7:25 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote: We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS download) would provide adequate authentication that it came from the IETF. And it doesn't seem like we would have a problem providing authenticated documents to the

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Richard L. Barnes
On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 7/20/2012 7:25 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote: We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS download) would provide adequate authentication that it came from the IETF. And it doesn't seem like we would have a

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Bob Hinden
Richard, On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 7/20/2012 7:25 AM, Richard L. Barnes wrote: We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS download) would provide adequate authentication that

Re: [IAOC] Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Marshall Jiankang Yao - Original Message - From: IETF Administrative Director i...@ietf.org To: IETF Announcement List ietf-annou...@ietf.org Cc: i...@ietf.org; i...@iab.org; ietf@ietf.org; wgcha...@ietf.org Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:07 PM Subject: Feedback Requested on Draft

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Jiankang Yao
...@ietf.org; i...@iab.org; ietf@ietf.org; wgcha...@ietf.org Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:07 PM Subject: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Andrew G. Malis
I completely agree that it's reasonable to be able to recover these costs, and trust the IAOC to set the fees to a level commensurate for cost recovery. There's no reason why the IETF should be financially burdened by lawsuits between external parties in which the IETF is not a principal party to

Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread Leif Johansson
20 jul 2012 kl. 16:09 skrev Richard L. Barnes rbar...@bbn.com: +1 Although I wonder whether radical openness would be cheaper in the long run: Put everything online and have an auto-responder at subpo...@ietf.org that says Go look it up yourself. I could think of some other things it

RE: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread DRAGE, Keith (Keith)
: 20 July 2012 15:25 To: Bradner, Scott Cc: wgcha...@ietf.org; i...@iab.org; Scott Brim; ietf@ietf.org; i...@ietf.org Subject: Re: Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy [assuming you mean the go look it up idea] We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS

Feedback Requested on Draft Fees Policy

2012-07-20 Thread IETF Administrative Director
The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and other legal requests. The IETF receives requests for information, documentation, authentication or other matters through