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Subject: PAC: IPR clause in CS 6
To: workprocess@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: PAC: IPR clause in CS 6
The draft of CS 6 that we were discussing in the PAC meeting of
2000.05.25 contains the following language:
A TC that has approved and published a committee specification
may simultaneously or at some later time recommend that the
specification be made an OASIS standard. Upon resolution of
the TC to move the specification forward, its chair shall
submit the following items to OASIS:
1. A formal specification that is a valid member of its
type.
2. Appropriate documentation for the specification, written
in the language of reference.
3. A clear English-language summary of the specification.
4. Certification by the voting members of the TC that the
specification is copyrightable and publishable by OASIS
and usable by everyone without charge. Standard language
to accomplish this objective shall be prepared by OASIS
counsel for use by all TCs.
5. Certification by at least three OASIS member
organizations that they are successfully using the
specification.
6. An account of votes and comments received in any earlier
attempts to standardize substantially the same
specification, together with the originating TC's
response to each comment.
7. A pointer to the publicly visible comments archive for
the originating TC.
In our meeting of 2000.05.25, we decided that item 4 needed more
work, and I was directed to compare this with the language in the
OASIS IPR policy.
I have appended below what appear to me to be the relevant
passages of the OASIS IPR policy (modeled very closely on the IETF
IPR policy and adopted by the OASIS board of directors last
December). Setting aside the question of what we may think of the
adequacy of these provisions, it seems to me that this issue is
already covered. At the very least, it would appear that IPR is
not a responsibility of the committee that creates a specification
but rather of the OASIS board of directors. I therefore suggest
that we simply strike item 4 from our list of requirements.
Anyone disagree with this interpretation?
Jon
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