Re: legal consultation (was List moderator action)

"Salz, Rich" <[email protected]> Thu, 7 May 2026 12:32:19 +0000

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Therefore, IMHO it would be perfectly reasonable to disallow "no
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derivative rights" for all IETF stream contributions.

That’s a really bad idea.  For example, I could post a draft with no-derivative as a trial balloon to see if the IETF is interested, say as a DISPATCH presentation. If not, then I am free to take it to other places or to seek a patent.