OASIS IPR policy changes

["William Z Pope" <zpope@pobox.com>]

Excerpted from an email from James Bryce Clark.  Please note the emphasis
that James gives below to the fact that the IPR rules for this TC WILL
change as a result of the policy change.


 ... as you probably know, we are in the midst of a member review of
the proposed new OASIS IPR Policy (see
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200407/msg00002.html).  Under
this revised  policy TCs will have a new opportunity and mandate to declare
which of several optional IPR terms will apply to its new work.  The IPR
rules for your committee *will* change as a result of these policies, when
they become effective.  (See the "Transition" document in the review
package.)  Of course, it is our hope and the Board's that the  changes will
result in clearer rules and better working conditions for productive
standardization.   However, we encourage you and your  TC to review the
proposal, to confirm that its procedures and options will suit your
needs.  Comments about this are welcomed by the Board, by submitting them
to submit them to the email address listed in the announcement.


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