Hi Rob,
I'm a lurker who dabbles with computer work and also follows tech law. I've been following your blog for a long time! I wanted to try to throw some constructive thoughts in the works on this.
I would first say that under section 10.2.3, it would seem to be the least restrictive and thus best option of what is available.
I will say that the phrasing in 10.2.3 is not well defined, preemptively. I will ask a few more knowledgable legal contacts I know if they have any advice as to if the terms of 10.2.3 are defined within OASIS or not. I think OASIS's terms are lacking definition in what is reasonable and what isn't. I don't know if this is an issue OIIC can deal with. Also, how is "reasonable, customary terms" as worded in 10.2.3 any different than "RAND terms", and how it is defined? I think currently if anyone asks that, there is definitely no definition of what fits in that boat for OASIS.
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Matthew B. Reingold
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On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM, <> wrote:
In addition to the good discussion we're
having on the general domain of interoperability and documents, I propose
that we take a question or two a day from the list of required and optional
OASIS TC Charter definition points, and try to discuss and reach a consensus
on those.
For today, let's take point (1)(e),
the IPR Mode of the TC. The OASIS IPR Policy is defined here: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php
There are three possible IP modes a
new TC may operate under, and we are required to choose one of these three
for the charter of the proposed ODF IIC TC:
1) RAND
2) RF on RAND terms
3) RF on Limited terms
The most common (and most friendly to
implementors, IMHO) mode at OASIS is "RF on Limited terms", and
that is the mode under which the OASIS ODF TC operates. I'd urge
the proposed ODF IIC TC to adopt this same IPR mode.
You can read the legalese associated
with this IPR Mode, and the obligations it puts on TC members and the benefits
it gives to implementors in sections 10.2.1 and 10.2.3 of the policy document
linked to above.
Regards,
-Rob
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