this is a legal issue - the language comes from a long ago US court case in addition to what Brian brings out “reasonably’ also refers to what someone should, by their job, know - i.e. a company can not purposely keep someone in the dark to avoid disclosure requirements Scott > On Mar 30, 2016, at 4:12 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 31/03/2016 06:01, Michael Cameron wrote: > ... >> To clarify this, I would propose deleting the phrase "reasonably and" in Section 5.1.2. > > I would object very strongly to this deletion. We have always said "reasonably and > personally known" to make it clear that nobody is expected to go to unreasonable > lengths to discover the existence of IPR. For anyone who works for a large company, > it is clearly unreasonable for them to be aware of all IPR owned by that company, > and this phrase covers that case nicely, especially given that we all participate > and contribute here as individuals, even if we happen to use a corporate email > address. This phrase has stood the test of time and should not be changed. > > ... >> > > Regards > Brian >