On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:16:49 -0500 Scott Brim <scott.brim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Simon Josefsson allegedly wrote on 11/23/2009 5:03 AM: > > 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? > > Since disclosure is required > for anyone submitting documents or participating in IETF > discussions, a person who does not disclose IPR for this reason, or > any other reason, must not contribute to or participate in IETF > activities with respect to technologies that he or she reasonably and > personally knows to be Covered by IPR which he or she will not > disclose. > Precisely. The conflict Simon mentions was of course known to most of the WG; that's one reason we have that clause. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf