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RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust

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Network Working Group                                    S. Bradner, Ed.
Request for Comments: 4748                            Harvard University
BCP: 78                                                     October 2006
Updates: 3978
Category: Best Current Practice 


              RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust

 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 © The IETF Trust (2006).

 Abstract

   This document updates RFC 3978 "IETF Rights in Contributions" to
   recognize that the IETF Trust is now the proper custodian of all
   IETF-related intellectual property rights.

   This document does not constrain how the IETF Trust exercises those
   rights.

1.  Introduction

1.1.  IETF Trust

   Currently the IETF requires that authors of Contributions to the IETF
   grant to the IETF (meaning the full set of participants in the IETF
   Standards Process) a limited set of non-exclusive rights and
   permissions as part of the process of submitting such Contribution.
   These rights and permissions are detailed in "IETF Rights in
   Contributions" (RFC 3978 - BCP 78) [RFC 3978].

   The IETF Trust was recently formed to act as the administrative
   custodian of all copyrights and other intellectual property rights
   relating to the IETF Standards Process that had previously been held
   by ISOC and the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
   (see [IETF_Trust_Agmt]).

   The IETF is supported by an IETF Administrative Support Activity
   (IASA) defined in BCP 101 [BCP101].  BCP 101 was updated by [RFC 4371]
   to recognize the creation of the IETF Trust.



Bradner                  Best Current Practice               PAGE 1 top


RFC 4748 RFC 3978 Update for IETF Trust October 2006 This document updates RFC 3978 in order to recognize the IETF Trust and to implement the structure needed to support it. Most importantly, it alters the license-grant path as follows: whereas previously, authors of Contributions to the IETF would grant a license to ISOC, such authors will grant a license to the IETF Trust (in Section 3.3). This document concerns itself only with changes to RFC 3978 needed to recognize the creation of the IETF Trust. This introductory section is to provide context for the reader. Section 2 of this document is intended to be normative. 2. Updates to RFC 3978 The text of RFC 3978 is hereby updated as set forth below to reflect the creation of the IETF Trust. 2.1. Update Introduction In the third paragraph of Section 2, replace "IETF and Internet Society (ISOC)" with "IETF Trust and the IETF" and replace "IETF and ISOC" with "IETF Trust and the IETF". 2.2. Update Section 3.3 In Section 3.3, replace two instances of "ISOC and the IETF" and one instance of "IETF and ISOC" with "IETF Trust and the IETF". 2.3. Update Section 3.4 In Section 3.4(b), add "IETF Trust, " after "IETF,". 2.4. Update Section 4.2 In Section 4.2, replace two instances of "ISOC and the IETF" and one instance of "IETF and ISOC" with "IETF Trust and the IETF". 2.5. Update Section 5 In Section 5 change two instances of "ISOC" to "IETF Trust". 2.6. Update Copyright Statement Replace "Internet Society" with "IETF Trust" in the copyright statement in Section 5.4. 2.7. Update Section 5.5 In Section 5.5 insert ", THE IETF TRUST" after "INTERNET SOCIETY". Bradner Best Current Practice PAGE 2 top

RFC 4748 RFC 3978 Update for IETF Trust October 2006 2.8. Update Section 5.6 In Section 5.6, replace all occurrences of "Internet Society" or "ISOC" with "IETF Trust". 2.9. Update Section 7.1 In Section 7.1, replace two instances of "IETF/ISOC" with "IETF Trust and IETF". 2.10. Update Section 8 In Section 8, insert ", the IETF Trust" after "ISOC". 3. Security Considerations This type of process document does not have a direct impact on the security of the Internet or Internet protocols. 4. References 4.1. Normative References [RFC 3978] Bradner, S., Ed., "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP 78, RFC 3978, March 2005. [BCP101] Austein, R. and B. Wijnen, "Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA)," BCP 101, RFC 4071, April 2005. [RFC 4371] Carpenter, B. and L. Lynch, Ed., "BCP 101 Update for IPR Trust," RFC 4371, January 2006. [IETF_Trust_Agmt] www.ietf.org/trust/IETFtrustAgreement20051208.pdf Editor's Address Scott Bradner Harvard University 29 Oxford St. Cambridge MA, 02138 Phone: +1 617 495 3864 EMail: sob@harvard.edu Bradner Best Current Practice PAGE 3 top

RFC 4748 RFC 3978 Update for IETF Trust October 2006 Full Copyright Statement Copyright © The IETF Trust (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, THE IETF TRUST, 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 Funding for the RFC Editor function is provided by the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA). Bradner Best Current Practice PAGE 4 top

RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust RFC TOTAL SIZE: 7284 bytes PUBLICATION DATE: Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 LEGAL RIGHTS: The IETF Trust (see BCP 78)


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