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Re: the meaning of PRA

2004-11-03 12:06:23

Michael,

 I asked a very specific question about whether there is an issue
 with what you're advocating for MASS and the PRA IPR. You evaded
 the question twice.

 You're the one here making a proposal. It's yours to defend, and
 that includes potential legal landmines too. Especially given the
 outcome of MARID.


But you are the one raising the question.  The person asking a 
question has a responsibility to ask one that is sufficiently 
meaningful to permit a meaningful answer.  

There is a difference between a broad question and a specific one.  
You think that a generic question that includes nothing but a general 
reference to an entire body of text is specific.  I don't.  And from 
my experience, neither do folks who do IPR discussions for a living.

You seem to think it is unreasonable for me to ask exactly what 
specific language you are concerned about.  Whereas i do not know how 
to answer questions that lack specificity, particularly in the midst 
of what is supposed to be a technical discussion.

You also appear to believe that the proposer of something has an 
obligation to explain generic legal issues about their proposal.  I 
haven't noticed that obligation in the IETF before.  Please explain 
the IETF basis for your assessment of the requirement.

Absent any more detail to your query, my own involvement in your 
question is done.

 
d/
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