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Subject: OASIS IPR Policy member review
XRI TC Members: I'm forwarding the following note from Karl Best regarding the new draft OASIS IPR Policy that is currently under member review. Karl is requesting that all TCs discuss this with the goal of preparing for the vote that will be necessary under the new policy to transition each TC to an official "IPR mode". As you will see in the review of the draft policy, the modes are "RAND" (Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Licensing), Unrestricted RF (Royalty-Free), and Restricted RF. The difference between Unrestricted RF and Restricted RF is that Unrestricted RF says the IPR holder may not charger royalties but does not have any other restrictions on requiring negotiation of other licensing terms. Restricted RF means the IPR holder can neither charge royalties nor require negotiation of any other licensing terms. (Note: My personal feedback to Karl and the IPR Policy Working Group is that the names of the two RF modes are terribly confusing - hopefully they will change them to something much more intuitive like "Limited RF" and "Unlimited RF". If you want to send your own feedback on this issue, send it to ipr-member-review@lists.oasis-open.org.) Since the XRI TC has already declared an RF mode in our charter, we will automatically be converted to what is currently called "Unrestricted RF" mode. We will then need to vote on whether we wanted to stay at this mode or convert to what is currently called "Restricted RF" mode. Although the new IPR Policy has yet to be confirmed, that is expected soon, so I urge all TC members to review the new policy and confirm that they are clear in terms of the IPR mode choices. Also, all individual members, of which we have several, should review the new policy closely as an individual member must not be subject to any IPR restrictions such as those typically required in employer agreements (again, send feedback to ipr-member-review@lists.oasis-open.org if you think OASIS should allow individual members subject to the necessary IPR waivers from those the individual may be subject to IPR restrictions from.) =Drummond -----Original Message----- From: Karl F. Best [mailto:karl.best@oasis-open.org] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:55 AM To: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: [chairs] reminder to chairs: OASIS IPR Policy member review TC chairs: On 9 July OASIS announced to its membership a draft IPR Policy that has been developed by our Board, and requested that members review and provide comment on this draft. (See http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200407/msg00002.html) One of the documents in this review is the proposed Transition Policy, which describes how TCs will transition to the new IPR Policy by selecting an IPR mode to operate under, after which the OASIS members (organizations and individuals) represented in the TC will vote to ratify that selection. In addition to the other issues in the IPR Policy that you individually and your companies may be interested in, I would also appreciate your TCs looking at, discussing, and commenting on the transition to the new IPR Policy, as well as any other parts of the Policy that will affect the day-to-day operations of the TC. -Karl ================================================================= Karl F. Best Vice President, OASIS office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648 karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org
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