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*Subject:* RE: OpenID IPR Policy Draft
Brett-
We need to get consensus on what the community wants before we
take this to an attorney.. However, I've done these sorts of IPR policies
for standards efforts several times and I can tell you that the process
This is normally lawyer work. I recommend the companies individuals
invested in OpenID immediately turn this exercise over to your legal counsel
to ensure your interests--and the interests of the community--are protected
appropriately.
Does the new OpenID organization have legal counsel
To: Recordon, David
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Subject:Re: OpenID IPR Policy Draft
This is normally lawyer work. I recommend the companies individuals invested
in OpenID immediately turn this exercise over to your legal counsel to ensure
your interests--and the interests
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:01 PM
To: 'Brett McDowell'; Recordon, David
Cc: specs@openid.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OpenID IPR Policy Draft
Brett-
We need to get consensus on what the community wants before
we
Recordon, David wrote:
http://openid.net/wiki/index.php/IPR_Policy
Is it really possible to use mailing list subscription as a trigger for
a contract like this? The whole idea scares me a little bit, to be honest.
It seems more sensible to me to put these restrictions on actual
I agree.
There is also the scenario where somebody does have undisclosed
patents (read: at least all large companies), they consider
themselves to be fine because they don't think any of the current
OpenID discussion relates to them, but then, somebody takes the
conversation into a
I agree.
There is also the scenario where somebody does have undisclosed
patents (read: at least all large companies), they consider
themselves to be fine because they don't think any of the current
OpenID discussion relates to them, but then, somebody takes the
conversation into a
McDowell; Recordon, David
Cc: specs@openid.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OpenID IPR Policy Draft
Why not just take the W3C IPR policy verbatim and change the organization
name?
The W3C patent policy is I believe released under creative commons for
precisely this reason if not this can
the work to a more formal standards body.
-Gabe
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Subject: Re: OpenID IPR Policy Draft
Recordon
