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Subject: Re: [uoml-discuss] Proposed UOML TC IPR Policy
Dear Alex, thank you for this information. Let's move forward then. I personnaly do not have any other comments at this point of the process. Regards, Charles-H.Schulz. Wang Donglin a ¨¦crit : > Charles Schulz, > I have discussed IP policy with OASIS for many times, including their CEO when he visited our company. This is the best way we can find. > SurXML should be deleted from the UOML document. It is a kind of binary XML format like BinXML, used as storage format for SEP docbase. UOML has no relation to SurXML. > > -Alex > > >> Dear Alex, >> >> Alex Wang a écrit : >> >>> Sure, UOML must have an open distribution mode. In fact, unlike other >>> RAND mode, the RAND mode of UOML is almost like RF mode, with only >>> little difference. For all application provider who call UOML, it's >>> totally free; for docbase provider who implement UOML, charge fix >>> percentage of the revenue in total. That means, only charge rational fee >>> from vendors who directly make money from UOML, total amount of these >>> vendors will be less than 10 all over the world. For other 99.99% >>> vendors, UOML is free. >>> >>> >> Well, I'm not expressing the views of the OASIS here; I was only >> pointing out that the OASIS has some specific rules about distribution >> mode, so it may be good to have a look at them or have somebody from the >> OASIS telling us what the policy should be on this matter. >> >>> Charles: have you studied UOML document? Can it be expressed by >>> LegalXML? >>> >>> >> I have browsed it and I actually have some questions on the engine level >> that seems to use "SurXML". Could you please update us on this (or tell >> me if I got that wrong :-) )... >> I am not an expert of LegalXML, but given that UOML is used by >> applications that run on top of practically every kind of DocBase >> system, it should be possible. Unless of course LegalXML has already >> included this kind of data extraction, managment and printing that UOML >> is supposed to handle. >> >> Regards, >> Charles. >> >>> Alex >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Charles Schulz [mailto:charles-h.schulz@arsaperta.com] >>> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:13 PM >>> To: uoml-discuss@lists.oasis-open.or >>> Subject: Re: [uoml-discuss] Proposed UOML TC IPR Policyn >>> >>> >>> Hello Pine, >>> >>> I'm not familiar with the specifics of the RAND but as far as I know, >>> UOML needs to have a more open distribution mode than a simple RAND in >>> order to properly called an Open Standard. I may be wrong though; but I >>> was under the impression that ODF doesn't come with an RAND attached. >>> >>> Best, >>> Charles-H.Schulz. >>> >>> pine zhang a écrit : >>> >>> >>>> Dear all: >>>> >>>> By this week, there is a proposed subject of UOM IPR Policy, while >>>> welcome all of you have the comments on it. >>>> >>>> *Proposed UOML TC** **IPR Policy** * >>>> >>>> [Specification of the IPR Mode under which the TC will operate.] >>>> >>>> RAND Mode: >>>> >>>> 1. Except where a Licensee has a separate, signed agreement under >>>> which the Essential Claims are licensed to such Licensee on more >>>> favorable terms and conditions than set forth in this section (in >>>> which case such separate signed agreement shall supersede this Limited >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> Patent License), each Obligated Party in this TC hereby covenants >>>> that, it will grant to any complete conforms of calling UOML standard: >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> a nonexclusive, worldwide, non-sublicensable, perpetual patent license >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> (or an equivalent non-assertion covenant) under its Essential Claims >>>> covered by its Contribution Obligations or Participation Obligations >>>> without payment of royalties or fees, to make, have made, use, market, >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> import, offer to sell, and sell, and to otherwise distribute Licensed >>>> Products directly or indirectly that implement such specification. >>>> Such license need not extend to features of a Licensed Product that >>>> are not required to comply with the Normative Portions of such >>>> specification. For the sake of clarity, the rights set forth above >>>> include the right to directly or indirectly authorize a third party to >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> make unmodified copies of the Licensee's Licensed Products and to >>>> license (optionally under the third party's license) the Licensee's >>>> Licensed Products, within the scope of, and subject to the terms of, >>>> the Obligated Party's license. >>>> >>>> *2. *Any Docbase providers, i.e. makers of software which implements >>>> UOML, shall be charged a fix percentage of the revenue generated by >>>> adopting UOML in total, as the authorized expenses for all correlation >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> patents, regardless the mount of the patent involved. ** >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Charles-H.Schulz, >> Associ?/ Associate, >> Ars Aperta. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: uoml-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: uoml-discuss-help@lists.oasis-open.org >> > > > -- Charles-H.Schulz, Associ¨¦ / Associate, Ars Aperta.
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