>The original authors had the right to prohibit distribution of that >material, and some (myself included) have asserted that right >vigorously. I.e., it's not merely a matter of what was "lost" but also >"who has the right". Given the history of the broad no-charge distribution of I-D's, should anyone be so benighted as to try to take this to court, the issues under 17 USC 107 and 17 USC 108 would be quite interesting. (Yes, I know those are US laws, but the IETF and ISI are both in the US.) Have you registered the copyrights in these valuable documents? R's, John