Procedures for Rights Handling in the RFC Independent Submission Stream (RFC5744) (01-Dec-2009)

Network Working Group                                          R. Braden Request for Comments: 5744                                           ISI Updates: 4846                                                 J. Halpern Category: Informational                                         Ericsson                                                            December 2009

                    Procedures for Rights Handling in                  the RFC Independent Submission Stream

Abstract

   This document specifies the procedures by which authors of RFC    Independent Submission documents grant the community "incoming"    rights for copying and using the text.  It also specifies the    "outgoing" rights the community grants to readers and users of those    documents, and it requests that the IETF Trust manage the outgoing    rights to effect this result.

Status of This Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does    not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this    memo is unlimited.

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 Braden & Halpern             Informational                      [Page 1]
 RFC 5744           Rights for Independent Submissions      December 2009

 Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2    2.  Background  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2    3.  Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3    4.  Rules for Submission and Use of Material  . . . . . . . . . . . 4    5.  Procedures Requested of the IETF Trust  . . . . . . . . . . . . 4    6.  Patent and Trademark Rules for the Independent Submission        Stream  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5    7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5    8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....