ISOC
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... Internet standardization is an organized activity of the
Internet Society (ISOC). The ISOC is a professional society
that is concerned with the growth and evolution of the
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... Internet Society (ISOC). The ISOC is a professional society
that is concerned with the growth and evolution of the
worldwide Internet ...
... Internet is and
can be used, and with the social, political, and technical
issues that arise as a result. The ISOC Board of Trustees is
responsible for approving appointments to the Internet
Architecture Board from among the nominees ...
... committee that is drawn from the roll of recent participation in
the IETF and chartered by the ISOC Board of Trustees. The
appointment of IESG and of IAB ...
... IAB members are made from these
nominations by the IAB and by the ISOC Board of Trustees,
respectively.
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... originate from:
(a) an ISOC-sponsored effort (typically an IETF Working Group),
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... the contribution is based on or incorporates.
o "ISOC" refers to the Internet Society and its trustees,
officers, employees, contractors, and agents ...
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Except as otherwise provided under this section, ISOC will not
accept, in connection with standards work, any idea, technology,
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... agreement to keep it
confidential or otherwise restrict its use or dissemination; and,
specifically, ISOC does not assume any confidentiality obligation
with respect to any such contribution.
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In the course of standards work, ISOC receives contributions in
various forms and from many persons. To facilitate the wide
dissemination of these contributions, it is necessary to establish
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By submission of a contribution to ISOC, and in consideration
of possible dissemination of the contribution to the Internet
community, a contributor is deemed to agree to the following
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... terms and conditions:
l. Contributor agrees to grant, and does grant to ISOC, a
perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right
and license ...
... authorize others to do so.
2. Contributor acknowledges that ISOC has no duty to publish
or otherwise use or disseminate every contribution.
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... or otherwise use or disseminate every contribution.
3. Contributor grants ISOC permission to reference the
name(s) and address(s) of the contributor as well as other
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... or is a work for hire, the contributor represents and
warrants that the other owner(s) of rights have been
informed of the rights and permissions granted to ISOC and
that any required authorizations have been obtained.
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... Copies of any such required authorizations will be
furnished to ISOC, upon request.
5. Contributor acknowledges and agrees that ISOC ...
... ISOC, upon request.
5. Contributor acknowledges and agrees that ISOC assumes no
obligation to maintain any confidentiality with respect to
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6. All material objects in which contributions are submitted
to ISOC become the property of ISOC and need not be
returned to the contributor.
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... 6. All material objects in which contributions are submitted
to ISOC become the property of ISOC and need not be
returned to the contributor.
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Where appropriate, written confirmation of the above terms and
conditions will be obtained in writing by ISOC, usually by
electronic mail; however, a decision not to obtain such
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(A) ISOC will not propose, adopt, or continue to maintain any
standards, including but not limited to standards labelled
Proposed, Draft or Internet Standards ...
... owner of rights that:
l. ISOC may, without cost, freely implement and use the
technology or works in its standards work;
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... copyrights, patents, patent applications, or other
rights that may prevent ISOC and members of the
Internet community from implementing and operating
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... under the standard.
(B) ISOC disclaims any responsibility for identifying the
existence of or for evaluating any copyrights, patents,
patent applications, or other rights, on behalf of or for
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... the benefit of any member of the Internet community, and
ISOC takes no position on the validity or scope of any
such rights. Further, ISOC ...
... ISOC takes no position on the validity or scope of any
such rights. Further, ISOC will take no position on the
ownership of inventions made during standards work, except
for inventions of which an employee or agent ...
... dated________."
(B) ISOC encourages all interested parties to bring to its
attention, at the earliest possible time, the existence of
any copyrights, patents, patent applications, or other rights
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(D) The following copyright notice and disclaimer will be
included in all ISOC standards-related documentation:
"Copyright (c) ISOC ...
... ISOC standards-related documentation:
"Copyright (c) ISOC (year date). Permission is granted
to reproduce, distribute, transmit and otherwise
communicate to the public any material subject ...
... communicate to the public any material subject to
copyright by ISOC, provided that credit is given to the
source. For information concerning required
permissions, please contact the Executive Director ...
... Internet Engineering Task Force Secretariat."
ISOC hereby informs the Internet community and other
persons that any standards, whether or not elevated to
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... Internet Standard level of maturity, or any
standards-related documentation made available under the
auspices of ISOC are provided on an "AS IS" basis and
ISOC ...
... ISOC are provided on an "AS IS" basis and
ISOC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
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... The agreement on assurances set forth below will normally be
entered into between the owner of rights and ISOC at the time a
standards track document in which proprietary rights are claimed
reaches the "Proposed Standard ...
... groups coordinated by the Internet Society
(hereinafter called "ISOC"), and for the benefit of all users of
the Internet and users of any other networks ...
... networks which implement and
use Internet Standards (hereinafter together with ISOC called
"Internet community"). This agreement ...
... "Rights") which may block or impede the ability of the Internet
community to implement and operate under the standards set forth
in ISOC standards document ____,____, and ____(the listed
standards and any similar or related standards now existing or
later developed are together hereinafter called "Standards"). The
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The Rights Holder believes and affirms that it will derive
benefits by permitting ISOC and the Internet community to
implement and operate under the Standards without interference of
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... Internet community to
implement and operate under the Standards without interference of
any of the Rights. The policy of ISOC is not to propose, adopt,
or continue to maintain the Standards unless written assurances
are given by the Rights Holder with respect to proprietary rights.
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... assurances set forth herein.
The Rights Holder grants to ISOC a cost-free, perpetual,
non-exclusive, world-wide license under the Rights with respect to
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... implementing and operating under the Standards. The license
extends to all activities of ISOC involving the Standards without
limit, including the rights to reproduce, distribute, propose,
test, develop, analyze, enhance, revise, adopt, maintain,
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... works in any form whatsoever and in all languages, and to
authorize others to do so. The Rights Holder also grants ISOC
permission to use the name and address of Rights Holder in
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... secrets available without restriction to the Internet community.
The Rights Holder hereby acknowledges that ISOC assumes no
obligation to maintain any confidentiality with respect to any
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... violate the rights of others.
The Rights Holder assures ISOC that the Rights Holder shall
grant to any member of the Internet community, as a beneficiary of
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... under the Rights, with respect to operating under the Standards
for a reasonable royalty and under other terms which are
reasonable considering the objective of ISOC to assure that all
members of the Internet community will be able to operate under
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... represents and warrants that it does not know of any rights of any
other party in any country which would block or impede the ability
of ISOC and the Internet community to implement or operate under
the Standards, or that would prevent the Rights Holder from
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This agreement shall not be construed to obligate the ISOC to
propose, adopt, develop, or maintain any of the Standards or any
other standard.
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