Hi Russ, I don't know what an antitrust policy is... Could you explain? Is this something like a conflict of interest policy? Or is it a policy to avoid situations where we might be engaging in some sort of collusion? Your plan sounds fine to me, on general principles, but I'd like to know what we're asking a lawyer to write. Thanks, Margaret On Nov 28, 2011, at 1:50 PM, IETF Chair wrote: > 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. > > Russ > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf