> If you want to protect an idea, you need to get a patent for it.
Yes, this is out the scope of ietf.
From: Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020, 5:43 PM
To: Khaled Omar
Cc: Bob Hinden; IETF
Subject: Re: Protecting Copyright.
> On May 1, 2020, at 7:06 AM, Khaled Omar <eng.khaled.omar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Short answer: yes.
>
> Conclusion: ietf does protect any copyright, it is not responsible for any kind of stealing ideas, the ietf related work is from hearts to humanity and we don’t expect any outcome as it is not a profitable organization..
>
> My conclusion: I’ll not accept any of my ideas to be used without my acknowledgment or agreement, and I’ll not post any new drafts to this ietf.
You are confusing copyrights and patents. Copyrights only protect the words in a document, not the ideas in the document. If you want to protect an idea, you need to get a patent for it.
Bob
