I completely agree that it's reasonable to be able to recover these costs, and trust the IAOC to set the fees to a level commensurate for cost recovery. There's no reason why the IETF should be financially burdened by lawsuits between external parties in which the IETF is not a principal party to the suit. Cheers, Andy On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:07 AM, IETF Administrative Director <iad@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > The IAOC is seeking community feedback on a proposed policy by the IAOC to impose > fees to produce information and authenticate documents in response to subpoenas and > other legal requests. > > The IETF receives requests for information, documentation, authentication or other > matters through subpoenas and less formal means that require manpower and materials > to be expended. These requests are on the rise. During the period 2005 to 2010 the IETF > responded to nine subpoenas. Since 2011 the IETF has received five subpoenas and three > other legal requests for authenticated documents. > > Each such request is time sensitive and involves the IETF Counsel, the IAD, and members > of the IAOC, who together form the Legal Management Committee, to rapidly analyze and > identify the means for satisfying the request. Often there is a need to retain outside counsel, > especially in cases that might lead to depositions or court testimony. > > The IAOC believes a Schedule of Fees is an appropriate and reasonable means to recover > costs associated with such efforts. > > The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found > at: <http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html> > > Before adopting a policy the IAOC would like feedback on this before making a > decision. Comments appreciated to ietf@xxxxxxxx by 6 August 2012. > > Ray Pelletier > IETF Administrative Director