It seems like there is a lot of concern about removals, and some
concern about original publication of spam, drivel, and duplicate
notices. Here is a proposal for a way forward:
1) Original submissions to the IPR repository are moderated, but only
to prevent publication of spam and drivel. If the moderator (who
should probably be a NomCom-appointed person such as the IETF chair
or IAB chair) sees what appears to be a duplicate notice, that person
can ask the poster if they really meant to publish the duplicate
notice; if so, it gets published.
2) Once published, a notice is never removed. A notice can, however,
later be amended. Amendments are attached to the published notice.
3) All amendments that the moderator considers to come from the
original poster or from the likely owner of the IPR in the posting
are accepted.
4) Other amendments are moderated. The moderator should (other than
in cases of spam or drivel) either post a relevant amendment or
suggest to the amendment's proposer that the proposer file a
different IPR statement that cross-references this on.
5) In case of dispute about posting an amendment, the moderator
should make his/her own amendment summarizing the dispute.
These are fairly easy to follow and give latitude to the moderator.
Concerns about censorship or incompetence on the part of the
moderator are dealt with fairly easily: the aggrieved party can send
mail to the IETF mailing list.
Thoughts?
--Paul Hoffman, Director
--VPN Consortium
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