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Ted, I like your approach of enquiring what problem
we are striving to solve and I like Russ's concise answer that it is "Recent suits against other SDOs that is the
source of the concern"
Russ, what
are some of the "Recent suits against other SDOs" It would be
good to pin down the problem we are addressing
But the solutions in discussion in various SDOs to
the issues raised in that matter have to do with revisions to IP
policies more than with antitrust policy.
Best Regards,
George T. Willingmyre, P.E.
President, GTW Associates
1012 Parrs
Ridge Drive
Spencerville, MD 20868 USA
1.301.421.4138
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Subject: Re: An Antitrust Policy for the
IETF
Ted:
The IETF legal counsel and insurance agent suggest that
the IETF ought to have an antitrust policy. To address this need, a
lawyer is needed. As a way forward, I suggest that IASA pay a lawyer
to come up with an initial draft, and then this draft be brought to the
community for review and comment (and probably revision). I think a
new mail list should be used for the discussion. Once the new mail
list reaches rough consensus on the antitrust policy document, I suggest
using the usual process for adopting the policy as an IETF
BCP.
What do others think? I am open to suggestions for an
alternative approach.
Sorry, can you expand on the threat model here? Are we
developing one in order to defend against some specific worry about our not
having one? Because it has become best practice in other SDOs?
Because the insurance agent wishes to see something in particular?
I
hesitate to develop something that we have not needed in the past unless it
is clear what benefit it gives us. In particular, if we develop one
without some particular characteristic, do we lose the benefits of being
where we are now?
Recent suits against other SDOs is the source of the concern. The
idea is t make it clear which topics are off limits at IETF meetings and on
IETF mail lists. In this way, if such discussions take place, the good
name of the IETF can be kept clean.
Russ
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