On 3/11/2020 1:29 PM, Jay Daley wrote:
JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote on 10/03/2020 20:37:
According to lawyers, at least in the case of Spanish law, from what
I got about 10 minutes ago, if an event organizer cancels a meeting,
it is responsible and liable for any cancellation's costs to
participants, unless there is a "force major cause" (which clearly is
not the case, until it is declared by the corresponding government).
Could someone from the IETF confirm that this has been taken into
account in the risk analysis for the Madrid meeting?
No because this was the first we heard about this. We will take legal
advice.
The US term is "Incidental and Consequential Damages". I don't
remember if the registration includes any language about "IETF not
responsible for...." or "attendee waives liability for...". It's
probably a good thing to add - after 35+ years of not needing it. And
doesn't apply to any of the attendees for Madrid until the IETF starts
accepting registration fees from them.
Later, Mike
