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IETF Rights in Contributions

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Network Working Group                                         S. Bradner
Request for Comments: 3667                            Harvard University
BCP: 78                                                    February 2004
Updates: 2026
Category: Best Current Practice


                      IETF Rights in Contributions

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
   Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The IETF policies about rights in Contributions to the IETF are
   designed to ensure that such Contributions can be made available to
   the IETF and Internet communities while permitting the authors to
   retain as many rights as possible.  This memo details the IETF
   policies on rights in Contributions to the IETF.  It also describes
   the objectives that the policies are designed to meet.  This memo
   updates RFC 2026, and, with RFC 3668, replaces Section 10 of RFC
   2026.

Table of Contents

   1.  Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3.  Rights in IETF Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
       3.1.  General Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
       3.2.  Confidentiality Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
       3.3.  Granting of Rights and Permissions . . . . . . . . . . .  6
       3.4.  Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
       3.5.  No Duty to Publish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
       3.6.  Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
   4.  Rights in RFC Editor Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
       4.1.  Requirements from Section 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
       4.2.  Granting of Rights and Permissions . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   5.  Notices Required in IETF Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
       5.1.  IPR Disclosure Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
       5.2.  Derivative Works Limitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
       5.3.  Publication Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11



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