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Re: encouraging compliance with IPR disclosure rules

2012-01-27 11:42:20
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 14:01, SM <sm(_at_)resistor(_dot_)net> wrote:
 "To support the efficient development of IETF standards and
  avoid unnecessary delays, chairs and ADs should look for
  opportunities to promote awareness and compliance with the
  IETF's IPR policies."

WG Chairs interact with IETF participants more often than ADs.  It is not
clear whether it is their responsibility to promote awareness and
compliance.

Don't look for some kind of procedural responsibility.  WG Chairs
_want_ to ensure awareness and compliance as early as possible,
because if they don't do so they suffer: they suffer embarrassment and
sometimes failure of all their efforts when IPR is discovered late in
the process.  There's no need to assign responsibility to chairs or
IESG members, we already have plenty of feedback for them.

Some points in the draft, such as the two-step approach to confirm
compliance may help to catch issues before they become a concern.

Yup.  Ask early and often, directly and individually.  That clearly
makes the askees responsible, which will matter later.

Scott
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