Russ Housley <housley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > John-Luc: > > I am sending this note to help you understand the IETF IPR policies; > they are fully described in BCP 79 > (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/bcp/bcp79.txt). I hope this note clarifies > the responsibilities of RIM employees (and anyone else) who > participate in IETF. > > IETF participants engage as individuals, not as representatives of > their employers (See Section B.1 of RFC 4677; > http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4677.txt). The obligation to follow the > IPR policies in BCP 79 is an individual one, not a corporate one. > Section 6.1of BCP 79 is quite clear; IETF Participants are required to > disclose IPR which they "reasonably and personally know" applies to a > Contribution. The BCP specifically excludes cases in which a > participant is unaware of IPR held by their employer. John-Luc said he is bound by confidentiality obligations from his company, and I think the same applies to most employees of larger organizations. There is nothing explicit in BCP 79 to protect against this apparent conflict of interest, or is there? /Simon > Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need further clarification. > > Russ Housley > IETF Chair > > > At 06:46 PM 11/19/2009, John-Luc Bakker wrote: >>Dear all, >> >>With regard to the recent discussion regarding RIM's recent IPR >>disclosures, I understand the community's concerns regarding the >>timeliness of the disclosure. As employees of companies we are bound by >>confidentiality obligations and, in addition, cannot always control our >>company's internal processes. The community's concerns have been >>brought to the attention of my employer and they are in the process of >>evaluating the concerns. My company has asked for your patience while >>they take the time to evaluate the concerns and determine if there is an >>appropriate course of action in this matter to alleviate the concerns of >>the community. >> >>Your understanding is appreciated. >> >>Kind regards, >> >> John-Luc _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf