BCP 101 Update for IPR Trust

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Abstract

This document updates BCP 101 to take account of the new IETF Intellectual Property Trust.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
   2.  Updates to RFC 4071 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   4.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   5.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
       5.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
       5.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. Introduction

The first version of BCP 101, i.e., RFC 4071 [1], assumed that the vehicle for certain IETF-related Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) would be the Internet Society (ISOC). Since that time, an IETF Trust has been created to hold such IPR. This document appropriately updates RFC 4071.

This update comes into force as soon as it has been approved by the IESG and the IETF Trust Agreement [2] has been formally signed by its Settlors and initial Trustees.

Terms and abbreviations used in this document are defined in RFC 4071.

2. Updates to RFC 4071

A Trust ("the IETF Trust") has been formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding, maintaining, and licensing certain existing and future intellectual property and other property used in connection with the administration of the IETF. The Trust was formed by the signatures of its Settlors and initial Trustees. The Settlors, who contributed initial intellectual property to the Trust, were ISOC and the Corporation for National Research Initiatives. The Trustees of the IETF Trust are the members of the IAOC, and the Beneficiary of the IETF Trust is the IETF as a whole.

In its administration of IPR under the terms of BCP 101, the IASA, including the IAD and the IAOC, will treat the IETF Trust rather than ISOC as the proper entity for ownership and licensing of IETF IPR. Specifically, references to ISOC in sections 3.1, 5.3, and 7 of [1] shall be interpreted as referring to the IETF Trust wherever IPR issues are concerned. The duty to serve as Trustees is added to section 3.2 of [1].

3. Security Considerations

This document has no security implications for the Internet.

4. Acknowledgements

The members of the IAOC when this document was written were:

Brian Carpenter
Steve Crocker
Leslie Daigle
Ed Juskevicius
Kurtis Lindqvist
Lucy Lynch
Ray Pelletier
Lynn St Amour
Jonne Soininen

Useful comments were received from Harald Alvestrand. Comments on RFC 4071 by Patrice Lyons assisted in preparing this document.

This document was produced using the xml2rfc tool [3].

5. References

5.1. Normative References

   [1]  Austein, R. and B. Wijnen, "Structure of the IETF Administrative
        Support Activity (IASA)", BCP 101, RFC 4071, April 2005.
   
   [2]  "IETF Trust Agreement",
        http://www.ietf.org/trust/IETFtrustAgreement20051208.pdf,
        December 2005.

5.2. Informative References

   [3]  Rose, M., "Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML", RFC 2629,
        June 1999.

Authors' Addresses

Brian Carpenter (Ed.)
IBM
8 Chemin de Blandonnet
1214 Vernier
Switzerland

   EMail: brc@zurich.ibm.com

Lucy Lynch (Ed.)
University of Oregon
1225 Kincaid St
Eugene, Oregon 97403
USA

   Phone: +1 541 346 1774
   EMail: llynch@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Full Copyright Statement

Copyright © The Internet Society (2006).

This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights.

This document and the information contained herein are provided on an "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Intellectual Property

The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in this document or the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has made any independent effort to identify any such rights. Information on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be found in BCP 78 and BCP 79.

Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository at http://www.ietf.org/ipr.

The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement this standard. Please address the information to the IETF at ietf-ipr@ietf.org.

Acknowledgement

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