>In reviewing the IASA BCP I noticed a minor issue: >S 2.2 and 3.1 refer to "perpetual right to use, display, etc." >The standard language here typically includes both "royalty-free" >(or "fully-paid up") and "irrevocable". I would particularly think >we want to specify that no future royalties are due. Actually, that would be a fairly major issue. Right now, the language prescribes the rights that IASA needs to obtain on behalf of the IETF, but it does not impose a requirement on how much IASA can pay, or the terms of payment. Those are left to IASA and the IAS's discretion/negotiation. Adding the language you suggested would mean that IASA could not buy royalty-bearing or installment-fee software. Adding the part about "irrevocability" would mean that the licensor could not terminate the license if IETF breached. While this would be nice, most commercial licensors would refuse to license their software on that basis. Do you really want to impose these types of constraints on IASA? _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf ---------- End Forwarded Message ---------- _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf