> This discussion of DMCA is useful to me as a non-US resident. > > Are we sure that the boilerplate included in I-Ds does not constitute a > statement by the authors that they have not, as far as they are aware, > infringed any copyright? In other words, isn't the boilerplate a > pre-emptive counternotice? It's not, and even if it were, would you want to find out retroactively that you've agreed to pay the IETF's legal expenses if someone sues about an I-D you posted?. For more information, please see this link in the message you just sent. >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limita$ I agree with Elliott that we need a reasonable DMCA policy, keeping in mind that it's pretty rare for a document, particularly a non-archival one, to be worth the hassle of fighting a DMCA notice. Fighting the TZ takedown was absolutely worth it, but it was unusual in the material attacked was of high value, and the basis for the notice was unusually bogus. Even so, someone had to pay for lawyers to prepare the briefs and appear in court, and I wouldn't want the IETF to promise to do that casually. R's, John