RE: [xslt-conformance] Spreading the Work

[Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>]

At 10:24 AM 10/25/01 -0400, Karl F. Best wrote:
> > Rather than do that privately, Karl is on this list and
> > perhaps he can
> > comment publicly so that other TCs can reference his response.
>
>Eduardo had it right: the OASIS IPR allows anyone else to take the work
>of OASIS TCs and use it, and create derivative works, as long as the
>OASIS copyright statement stays on it.

Eduardo and I apparently read it the same way -- derivatives **for 
restricted purposes**.

Quote from OASIS.IPR.4(C):

"However, this document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by 
removing the copyright notice or references to OASIS, except as needed for 
the purpose of developing OASIS specifications, in which case the 
procedures for copyrights defined in the OASIS Intellectual Property Rights 
document must be followed, or as required to translate it into languages 
other than English."

Unless I'm missing some overriding legalese somewhere, I think that is 
pretty clear.  No modifications, except for some fairly useless 
exceptions.  I say "useless", because it seems to prevent our most useful 
and hoped-for scenario (my #2), whereby others take our good work, modify 
it for their needs, give appropriate credit, and incorporate it into their 
work.

Am I missing or mis-reading something?

-Lofton.


>(And yes, I'm on all the TC lists, but I'm sometimes a day or so behind
>scanning them. So send to me directly if it's urgent.)
>
></karl>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: G. Ken Holman [mailto:gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:28 AM
> > To: xslt-conformance@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: Re: [xslt-conformance] Spreading the Work
> >
> >
> > At 01/10/24 15:45 -0700, Eduardo Gutentag wrote:
> > >from a procedural point of view, the product of OASIS TCs
> > should carry a
> > >copyright
> > >that allows for "stealing" (their words ;-)
> > >(see http://oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.shtml)
> > >as long as the copyright and OASIS's name are preserved.
> > >
> > >I don't see that copyright notice in what is visible through
> > the XSLT's home
> > >page at OASIS (under the one you mentioned, "5. Documents")
> > so I'm not sure
> > >what the status is in this case.
> >
> > I will ask all members to review all documents they create to ensure
> > compliance with the IPR policy before our first official release.
> >
> > >Ken, you might want to consult with Karl as to what is
> > appropriate in this
> > >case, or you might consider slapping the right copyright
> > notice on the
> > >available
> > >product of the TC
> >
> > Rather than do that privately, Karl is on this list and
> > perhaps he can
> > comment publicly so that other TCs can reference his response.
> >
> > Thanks Eduardo!  (and Karl!)
> >
> > ...................... Ken
> >
> >
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