Re: The leadership pipeline and WG chairs

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> On Nov 14, 2021, at 12:21 AM, Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...

> I would be fine with the document Shepherd, WG Chair, and sponsoring
> AD being listed in documents as long as it was not too prominent near
> the end and only the Authors/Editors are listed on the front page. But
> they shouldn't be labeled as a "contributor" unless they actually made
> a technical contribution. Being listed as a contributor has IPR
> implications.

Brian makes the basic point here - the IPR implications come from making a contribution, not from being listed as a contributor

(IPR lawyers know how to read mailing lists, Internet drafts  and meeting minutes so are not dependent 
on someone being labeled - but having a label attached may make it easier to explain to a judge/jury)

Scott




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