on 2004-12-06 10:29 am Harald Tveit Alvestrand said the following:
...
> Replace the current section from 2.2 that says:
>
> 6. The right to use any intellectual property rights created by any
> IASA-related or IETF activity may not be withheld or limited in
> any way by ISOC from the IETF.
>
> with the following:
>
> 6. The IASA, on behalf of the IETF, shall have an irrevocable,
> permanent right of access and later use to all data created
> in support of the IETF's activities, including
> the right to disclose it to other parties of its choosing.
Works for me, although note that this text covers less material than
the original one. Does it now cover all it needs to cover? (Brian
mentions domain names; there may be other IPR that should be covered,
too, even if there's nothing that comes to mind right now ...)
> And in section 3.1 "IAD Responsibilities", add after paragraph 4 ("The IAD
> negotiates service contracts"):
>
> The IAD is responsible for ensuring that all contracts give the IASA
> and the IETF the rights in data that is needed to satisfy the principle
> of data access.
> This is needed to make sure the IETF
> has access to the data it needs at all times, and that the IASA can
> change contractors when needed without disrupting IETF work.
> If software is developed under an IASA contract, the software should
> remain usable by the IETF beyond the terms of the contract; this may
> be accomplished by IASA ownership or an open source license; an open
> source license is preferable. The IAD will decide how the interest of
> the IETF is best served when making such contracts.
This works for me.
Henrik
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