Re: #1515: Incoming 5.6: "Contributor" used with 2 meanings

[Simon Josefsson <simon at josefsson.org>]

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com> writes:

>>> Section 5.6 says:
>>>
>>>    With respect to each Contribution, each Contributor represents that
>>>    to the best of his or her knowledge and ability:
>>>
>>>    a. The Contribution properly acknowledges all major Contributors. A
>>>       major Contributor is any person who has materially or
>>>       substantially contributed to the Contribution.
>>>
>>> There is a corner case here.  If someone who didn't submit a
>>> Contribution did substantially contribute to the Contribution, is she a
>>> Contributor or not?  (major or otherwise)
>
> Maybe this should be rewritten like this:
>
>    With respect to each Contribution, each Contributor represents that
>    to the best of his or her knowledge and ability:
>
>    a. The Contribution properly acknowledges all Indirect Contributors. An
>       Indirect Contributor is any person who has materially or
>       substantially contributed to the Contribution without being
>       personally involved in its submission to the IETF.
>
> However, I'd like to hear from counsel whether we should say anything
> about rights of Indirect Contributors.

That solves the moral attribution issue better, thanks.

The economical rights are unclear, though, especially under the
work-for-hire situation.

The copyright on text/code written by the Indirect Contributor may be
owned by a company or organization.  How are the rights to such material
released to the IETF?

/Simon

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