Re: IPR Questions Raised by Sam Hartman at the IETF 73 Plenary

[Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter at stpeter.im>]

Sam Hartman wrote:
>>>>>> "Dave" == Dave CROCKER <dhc2 at dcrocker.net> writes:
> 
>     Dave> Joel M. Halpern wrote:
>     >> Yes, having to get rights from folks is a pain.
> 
> 
>     Dave> When the person is not longer available, the effect is more
>     Dave> than discomfort.
> 
> 
> Strictly speaking, that's not actually true.  We're talking about
> copyright here; you can rewrite the ideas in your own words and avoid
> needing to worry about rights.  Rewriting some ideas in your own words
> might involve some significant discomfort, but it is doable.

Given the care with which text is often drafted within a WG and the
requirement for often hard-won consensus regarding such text, I am
skeptical that such text can be rewritten to capture the same ideas and
still retain consensus.

Peter

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