% that said, it could be that the 40,000 or so legacy % draft authors won't care, but it would be sound hygiene % to ask them if they mind if RFC 3667 rules would apply % to their contributions. % % you are kidding - right? % % Scott nope. not kidding any more than you are. In movie production, they have a team of folks ensure that all music used is properly credited and appropriate licenses aquired. Disney did not perform due diligence and is facing loss of all its trademark protection in South Africa for failing to properly clear some of the music it used in "Lion King". -IF- ISOC/IETF is going to attempt to retroactively assert a right to publish works under different rules than were originally granted -WITHOUT the Authors Permission-, then there will be a (perhaps) small number of legal challanges. I think it would be ethically more sound to ask permission first. --bill Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise). _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf