On 03/30/2007 13:56 PM, John C Klensin wrote:
For whatever it is worth, I think we need to step carefully
around the distinction Paul makes above: there are almost
certainly circumstances in which we should accept a broader
grant of rights conditional on standardization and a narrower
one if the technology is not standardized. I wish the IPR WG
were paying a bit more attention to this sort of issue.
This is a WG decision. IPR WG could produce guidance on the subject,
but that's all. What are you looking for?
On 03/30/2007 14:36 PM, Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:
If the IPR issues are the sole remaining factor in the IETF's decision
as to whether to make a protocol a standard, then I think it is entirely
reasonable for the IETF to consider an offer which would eliminate or at
least mitigate those issues if the protocol were to become a standard.
As Spencer pointed out, text like "If included in a standard" is
common. We already do this implicitly.
swb
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