[I trimmed the cc:s. I assume the trustees are paying attention to
this, and also that WG Chairs are all subscribed to the general list.]
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:12:42PM +0100, Simon Josefsson wrote:
How does this help contributors use the older material? As far as I
understood the rules, it is the author that needs to get the necessary
rights from the original contributor before submitting it to the IETF.
I don't think RFC 5378 requires the Contributor personally to get the
rights. The Contributor instead is just asserting that any other
party that may have rights in the Contribution is also willing to
agree to the same terms:
The Contributor is further deemed to have agreed that he/she has
obtained the necessary permissions to enter into such an agreement
from any party that the Contributor reasonably and personally knows
may have rights in the Contribution, including, but not limited to,
the Contributor's sponsor or employer.
If the other party has explicitly grantd such rights to the Trust,
then it seems to me the Contributor can assert that the necessary
permissions have been obtained. Insert usual non-lawyer disclaimer
here.
A
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Andrew Sullivan
ajs(_at_)shinkuro(_dot_)com
Shinkuro, Inc.
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