Call for Exclusions: Timed Text (TT) Authoring Format 1.0 – Distribution Format Exchange Profile (DFXP)

Dear Advisory Committee representative,

This is a W3C Patent Policy Call for Exclusions for the following
Recommendation Track document:

- Timed Text (TT) Authoring Format 1.0 – Distribution Format Exchange
Profile (DFXP)
  (http://www.w3.org/TR/ttaf1-dfxp/),
  exclusion opportunity ending on  8 October 2009 23:59 UTC

This specification was produced by the Timed Text Working Group.

If you do not wish to exclude patent claims during this exclusion
opportunity, no further action is required.

Participants made a Royalty-Free licensing commitment upon joining this
Working Group. With the publication of this document, per section 4.1 of
the Patent Policy [1] Participants have an opportunity until  8 October
2009 23:59 UTC to exclude patent claims reading on this Recommendation
track document. Excluded claims are not subject to the licensing
requirements of the W3C Patent Policy for this document. For more
information about exclusions, please see
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Exclusion

To make exclusions, please use the following form:
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/34314/exclude

The Patent Policy anticipates that the document will evolve during the  
90
days following the first publication.  Per section 4.1 of the Patent
Policy [1], whatever draft is available on  9 August 2009 establishes  
the
reference material [3] for the purposes of this exclusion opportunity.
Just after  9 August 2009, we will send a reminder and identify the
reference draft. Due to the anticipated instability of the document  
prior
to  9 August 2009, Participants may wish to exclude any claims only  
after
publication of the reference draft (and no later than the end of the
exclusion opportunity).

Per section 4.2 of the Patent Policy [2], a Participant may resign from
the Working Group before  9 August 2009 and be excused from all  
licensing
commitments arising out of Working Group participation.

To resign from the Working Group before  9 August 2009, please use the
following form:
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/34314/join

Summary information for this group related to the W3C Patent Policy is
available at:
http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/34314/status

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact,
for the Timed Text Working Group:
* Philippe Le Hégaret at plh@w3.org

For more information on the W3C Patent Policy and patent claim
exclusions, see:
  http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq

Thank you,

For Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director;
Ian Jacobs, Head of W3C Communications

[1]
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-exclusion-with
[2]
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-exclusion-resign
[3] http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq#exclusion-date
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Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)    http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
Tel:                                      +1 718 260 9447

Received on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:55:50 UTC