RE: [rights-requirements] requirements

[Brian LaMacchia <bal@exchange.microsoft.com>]

I've attached to this message a copy of the comments I sent Deirdre &
the other folks at the Clinic in response to their previous draft of the
use cases.  As Deirdre wrote below, some of these comments have already
been incorporated into the revised version.

As I discussed during the Requirements SC call this morning, I think the
Requirements SC needs to think about the communication issues deeply.
It's not clear what requirements we should make on the REL itself versus
what guidance we should issue to people building protocols and systems
that leverage the REL.  

					--bal

 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deirdre Mulligan [mailto:dmulligan@law.berkeley.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:29 PM
> To: Rights-Requirements (E-mail); Rights (E-mail)
> 
> Requirements attached.
> Brian may want to circulate his comments on an earlier 
> version of this document to the list as well. This version 
> responds to Brian's comments and incorporates most of his 
> recommendations.  However, in his comments Brian raised 
> questions about the appropriateness of "communication 
> requirements" (the areas in the requirements document where 
> we note that for the REL to support the interaction as it 
> normally occurs today there must be no communication about 
> the activity back to the CH). Brian's primary concern is that 
> he views this as a protocol rather than an REL issue. While 
> it is fine to allow alternative models based on on-going 
> communication with the CH, the requirement set out is to 
> support what currently occurs, ie no such communication.  
> Certainly alternative uses of information, business models 
> etc., even trust models, may develop around the ability to 
> verify with the CH the rights being transferred.
> Understanding Brian's concern, this document maintains the 
> "communication requirements" in an attempt to explore the 
> line between the REL and the protocol.
> 
> Brian -- if we've failed to capture a comment or you have 
> more to add please jump in. Thanks, Deirdre
> 
> --
> Deirdre K. Mulligan
> Acting Clinical Prof. and Director
> Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy clinic Boalt Hall 
> University of California
> 346 North Addition
> Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
> 
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> 
>

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