On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Eliot Lear <lear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Pindar,Indeed. But I do think there is probably an additional word or two we can say about seeing that any intellectual property that exists in the parameters stays with the IETF, for the purpose of making it available to all.
On 3/13/14, 6:47 AM, Pindar Wong wrote:
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Agreed. I merely raise this to support both Geoff and Patrik's point that perhaps extra clarity at the level of principle might be especially helpful in this inherently muddy area that comprises the territorially demarcated Intellectual Property space.
In turns out that after some 7 years of operational experience with the then Creative Commons licence suite -- that 'Sui generis database rights' were particularly unhelpful (when you're actually trying to legally licence your rights away) and one of the principle drivers behind the development of the Creative Commons (4.0) Licence suite. The gory details fwiw are here:-
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0/Sui_generis_database_rights
In turns out that after some 7 years of operational experience with the then Creative Commons licence suite -- that 'Sui generis database rights' were particularly unhelpful (when you're actually trying to legally licence your rights away) and one of the principle drivers behind the development of the Creative Commons (4.0) Licence suite. The gory details fwiw are here:-
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0/Sui_generis_database_rights
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Eliot