On 10/10/2012 8:41 PM, IETF Chair wrote:
The IETF does not have a formal antitrust policy. In fact, the ANTITRUST BOF
concluded that a formal policy was not needed.
Of course they did - the IETF and its membership seems to want autonomy
and judicial immunity for its actions here... something so far from
possible only the complexity and other issues - like government focusing
on other issues like the economy but all of that is about to come to an end.
Of course they did - However, educational material is needed so that all IETF
participants are aware of the the law.
More importantly declaring yourself innocent only works when you
actually are... and that is far from the case here.
The first draft of a FAQ to fill this need has been developed. Please review
the FAQ, and if you discover any issues raise them in response to this message.
Look its time for the IETF to admit several things - the first is that
in its change from a trailing-edge to leading-edge GSO it needs formal
IP controls in place because it is driving that envelope rather than
working to create interoperable implementations from existing technologies.
In instances where IP is developed there are specific rights and
responsibilities, especially for organizations with their own
Transparency programs who are public entities.
Todd
http://www.ietf.org/playground/antitrust-faq.html
Thanks,
Russ
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