I thought that the call for IPR was sent to the WG mailing list - but the rules say that disclosure is not dependent on someone asking Scott > On Nov 14, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Toerless Eckert <tte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:49:33AM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: >> Why? We are *all* covered by BCP79 the moment we open our mouths or send >> an email with content "that is intended to affect the IETF Standards Process" >> [RFC8179]. Being a listed contributor doesn't increase our obligation to >> disclose IPR, although it does perhaps draw attention to it. > > Correct me if i am wrong, but we are only doing explicit > ask for IPR against authors (should be contributors), according > to section 5.1.1. Not against section 5.1.2 - because we can't > (we don't know whom we would have to ask). > > Cheers > Toerless >