>Ever since, I've wondered if these notices were set up by someone >who is a lawyer and does understand the situation, or if they were >set up by someone who saw others do it, or heard that this sort of >thing was needed. It's clueless cargo cult lawyering. I blogged on it in January: http://jl.ly/Internet/confid.html At least in the US, which is where the IETF has its formal existence, these notices have no legal merit at all. They're just stupid. R's, John PS: Anyone who wants to argue they're not stupid should include citations to case law. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf