Unfortunately the genesis of some IP is not that easily dealt with - In fact EACH and EVERY contributor must be named, since their rights to the core genesis are something that are either defined in an agreement or somethign for resolution before a trier of fact in some form. Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vijay Devarapallli" <dvijay@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Bob Braden" <braden@xxxxxxx> Cc: <ietf@xxxxxxxx>; <techspec@xxxxxxxx>; <housley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <hartmans-ietf@xxxxxxx>; <ipr-wg@xxxxxxxx>; <rfc-editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:50 AM Subject: Re: RFC Author Count and IPR > On 5/24/06, Bob Braden <braden@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > *> That means if you have unlisted authors who have contributed > > *> significant chunks of text, you still need to get their clearance to > > *> do anything interesting with that text. > > *> > > > > Who decides what constitutes a "significant chunk"? > > the primary author (there is always one person who maintains the > XML source) and the WG chairs? > > Vijay > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > Ipr-wg mailing list > Ipr-wg@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipr-wg > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf