Call for Consensus: The IAOC has negotiated in good faith with CNRI and ISOC on the terms for the formation of an IETF Trust. We have come to mutual agreement and believe that the document published to the IAOC web site and announced to the community mailing lists on October 26, 2005 will enable the IASA to best fulfill its duties in managing the IPR and associated items needed to allow the IETF to carry out its work. The IETF Trust will allow the IASA to engage in contracts that require the use of IETF assets and to license those assets as needed. see: http://koi.uoregon.edu/~iaoc/ As IAOC Chair, I would like to issue a Consensus Call asking for community affirmation of the IETF Trust document. I would appreciate an up or down response and I am requesting a closing date of November 25th for the Consensus Call. Additional Information: We (IAOC) have reached substantial agreement with both CNRI and ISOC on the founding document for an IETF Trust. The IETF Trust is a private legal construct (in this case established under the laws of Virginia, USA) allowing assets (in this case, intellectual property rights and other property) to be held and administered for the benefit of the IETF and hence the Internet standards process. The IETF Trust, a model License Agreement and an FAQ are available on the IAOC website. The FAQ is a living document and will be updated as additional questions come in. Upon signing, procedures which will bind the Trustees to the same conditions for Review and Appeal as those applied to the IAOC in BCP 101 (sec. 3.5) will be enacted. Structure of the IETF Trust Both CNRI and ISOC will put any currently held IETF related IPR into the IETF Trust at initial signing. The IASA will license IPR as needed to various service contractors in the future. Any IPR created by those contractors as part of the terms of such a contract (software, data, etc.) will then be assigned back to the IETF Trust. It is not the intention of the Settlors to modify the IETF community-approved policies and procedures regarding intellectual property rights in IETF standards documents and other contributions to the standards process. The IETF Trust may accept additional donations if the Trustees determine that it is in the interests of the IETF and in line with BCP 101 Send your questions or comments: ietf@xxxxxxxx, iaoc@xxxxxxxx, iad@xxxxxxxx, or llynch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and see: http://koi.uoregon.edu/~iaoc/ Thanks - Lucy E. Lynch Academic User Services Computing Center University of Oregon llynch @darkwing.uoregon.edu (541) 346-1774 _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf