RFC 3978:IETF Rights in Contributions
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... In all matters of copyright and document procedures, the intent is to benefit the Internet community and the public at large, while respecting the legitimate rights of others. ...


... change control be ceded to the IETF. Basically, documents of this type convey information for the Internet community. A fuller discussion ...



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