> Now assume somebody disagreed with the WG, and did not
work with the
> WG maybe because they had IPR in the space they didn't
want to
> disclose. So they take the IETF document, implement the
detailed
> specifications, saving them hours upon hours of having
to do their own
> designs. Then they change a small portion of the design
to their
> liking and then they market it as an alternative to the
standard.
> Assume they have no desire whatsoever to fold those
changes back to
> the standards community.
What is it about your *copyright* license that you think
prevents that from
happening today?
The only thing copyright might cause to happen is that they
have to spend
more time creating from scratch the *expressive* content of
the IETF
specification, assuming anyone can distinguish expression
from idea. Big
deal! Think that will stop anyone from doing the evil you
describe?
I share your concern over the problem, but please don't
burden open source
with an ineffective solution to the problem.
/Larry
Lawrence Rosen
Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a technology law firm
(www.rosenlaw.com)
Stanford University, Lecturer in Law
3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
707-485-1242 * fax: 707-485-1243
Author of "Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and
Intellectual Property Law" (Prentice
Hall 2004)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David B Harrington [mailto:dbharrington comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:42 PM
> To: 'Don Armstrong'; ipr-wgietf.org
> Subject: RE: #1175 Code vs text - second attempt at
resolution
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