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Subject: RE: [rights] TIME OUT, PLEASE
Aaron: I'm trying not to get involved in the TC discussions, as I'm just an observer (and reluctant referee :-) My job responsibility is to ensure that the TC follows the OASIS TC Process, and my interest is to prevent a black eye for OASIS were the TC to implode. Last week I offered a suggestion that, while not perfect, *could* have the effect of stopping the controversy that's been disrupting the work of the TC. But there's an even better solution: that the members of the TC come to a consensus on what the TC should be working on. The discussions of the past few days seem to have been much more constructive; I see that as a sign that it's possible for things to be resolved without the TC having to split up. I would prefer to see it this way. I understand that different people have had different reasons for joining the TC and have different directions that they would like the TC to take, but I urge the TC membership to resolve these issues and come to agreement so you can get back to work. I assume that your interest in joining the TC was to do technical work, not to fight. Please listen thoughtfully to each others' concerns, be willing to give up a little, and be willing to work within a democratic process. You've got a roster of very talented and knowledgable people on the TC; there's got to be some common ground among all of the valid and valuable opinions and insights being offered. </karl> ================================================================= Karl F. Best OASIS - Director, Technical Operations +1 978.667.5115 x206 karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Burstein [mailto:burstein@boalthall.berkeley.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:47 PM > To: karl.best@oasis-open.org > Cc: rights@lists.oasis-open.org; dmulligan@law.berkeley.edu; > burstein@boalthall.berkeley.edu; drowan@boalthall.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [rights] TIME OUT, PLEASE > > > Karl, > > The Samuelson Clinic responded to the RLTC's call for > rights language > requirements because we understood that rights languages will play a > central role in the behavior of DRM systems. Our > participation has been > > consistent with the Charter's direction "to address the > needs of the > > diverse communities that have recognized the need for a rights > > language." As our initial requirements submission, our parsed and > categorized requirements, and our participation in the RLTC > have shown, > we feel that XrML falls short of supplying the public with > the means to > protect its rights and expectations under copyright law. > > We have therefore viewed our participation in the RLTC as > an opportunity > to incorporate these rights and expectations explicitly and > saliently > into a REL. The REL has benefited from the hours that the TC and > particularly the Requirements SC have devoted to reviewing and > explaining these requirements. There were some large differences of > opinion and perspective, but we were making progress in > understanding > each other. > > Perhaps our requirements have injected more diversity into > the RLTC than > > the framers of the Charter anticipated. It is nevertheless > regrettable > > that Karl Best has suggested that SC members who have in good faith > > sought to review, question, and revise the contours of a > developing REL > > should resign from the SC. This proposal is even more > puzzling in light > > of the lively discussion at the F2F meeting, which resulted in an > > amendment to the Charter. It is also regrettable that the RLTC has > > elected to set aside our requirements. Even those > requirements that were > > discussed at length and resolved within the SC were > expunged from the > > requirements document. > > Although Karl's suggested approach might lend the > appearance of a stable > > set of requirements and expedite the delivery of "consensus" > > requirements, it buries a larger problem and dismisses the time and > > effort of a community newly engaged in this process. The > expectations of > > many of the people who will be affected by XrML or the > OASIS REL are > > unlikely to change, and copyright law is not going away. A rights > > language, and the systems that implement that language, > will have to > > confront these facts sooner or later. They will only be > able to do so > > if they have been constructed upon a framework that is > robust enough to > > meet the needs of all users. > > Dean Rowan > Aaron Burstein > Deirdre Mulligan > ----------------- > Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic >
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