Just in case folks missed this on the SIP list...this has introduced confusion and per Keith's note some folks will need to talk to their legal folks before submitting docs. Thanks, Mary, SIPPING WG co-chair -----Original Message----- From: sip-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:sip-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DRAGE, Keith (Keith) Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:47 AM To: SIP List Subject: [Sip] Change to IETF RFC and draft rules Calling all SIP authors and editors: If you are revising an existing internet draft or using significant text from an existing RFC (e.g. to provide a bis version) the the rights the original author granted to IETF for use of that text no longer apply and new rules are in effect for all submitted text. Obviously you can make a decision on text you supplied as to whether the new grant of rights is OK to you or not. However you will need to contact the authors of any other material and ensure that they have also agreed to the text being used under the new rights. It would be appropriate for you to do this now, rather than wait for the submission deadline to find that you have a problem. The relevant RFC covering this is RFC 5378 and the appropriate section is as follows (if you need to consult with your legal people please use RFC 5378 for the discussion and none of the text of this email): 5.3. Rights Granted by Contributors to the IETF Trust To the extent that a Contribution or any portion thereof is protected by copyright or other rights of authorship, the Contributor and each named co-Contributor grant a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, world-wide, sublicensable right and license to the IETF Trust under all such copyrights and other rights in the Contribution: a. to copy, publish, display, and distribute the Contribution, in whole or in part, b. to prepare translations of the Contribution into languages other than English, in whole or in part, and to copy, publish, display, and distribute such translations or portions thereof, c. to modify or prepare derivative works (in addition to translations) that are based on or incorporate all or part of the Contribution, and to copy, publish, display, and distribute such derivative works, or portions thereof unless explicitly disallowed in the notices contained in a Contribution (in the form specified by the Legend Instructions), and d. to reproduce any trademarks, service marks, or trade names which are included in the Contribution solely in connection with the reproduction, distribution, or publication of the Contribution and derivative works thereof as permitted by this Section 5.3, provided that when reproducing Contributions, trademark and service mark identifiers used in the Contribution, including TM and (R), will be preserved. Essentially when you submit an internet draft, you sign up to this, but you need to ensure that you have the ability to transfer those rights in the first place, which is where this message comes in. You may also find it appropriate to read RFC 5377 as well. Please note that I am not a legal expert, and you may find that if you have questions of interpretation, you will receive a better (and quicker) answer on the main IETF discussion list, rather than from the SIP list or from the SIP WG chairs! regards Keith _______________________________________________ Sip mailing list https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/sip This list is for NEW development of the core SIP Protocol Use sip-implementors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for questions on current sip Use sipping@xxxxxxxx for new developments on the application of sip _______________________________________________ Sipping mailing list https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/sipping This list is for NEW development of the application of SIP Use sip-implementors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for questions on current sip Use sip@xxxxxxxx for new developments of core SIP
