> From: IETF Chair [chair@xxxxxxxx] > > 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. My first observation is that the IETF legal counsel is a lawyer, so we have that covered. Then I thought about it and realized that the IETF counsel may not be the right type of lawyer. Then I thought about it some more and realized that the choice of lawyer might be *very* important. Ideally, an antitrust policy is to prevent future legal problems, especially lawsuits. Unfortunately, lawyers on the whole tend to suggest solutions to problems that create additional legal work. And the situation of the IETF creating an optimal antitrust policy is hardly routine. So we're going to want a lawyer with very good judgment who understands the complications of antitrust law in an international context. I have no idea how to go about it, but selecting a good lawyer for this job is an important and nontrivial task. Dale _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf