"Powers Chuck-RXCP20" <Chuck.Powers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > IMO this simply underscores the valid separation of patent > rights and copyright rights in the IETF process, that some still seem to > be confused over. Indeed, and I believe that various IETF documents' prolific use of the term "IPR" has significantly added to this confusion. I suggest that we say "patent" if we refer to patents, and say "copyright" if we refer to copyrights. Patents and copyrights are quite different beasts and it hurts clarity to refer to them with the "IPR" term, a term that also covers other things which are rarely intended. /Simon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf