- From: Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:11:07 +0900
- To: Melinda Grant <melinda.grant@hp.com>, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett@gmail.com>
- Cc: "W3C HTML Mailing List" <www-html@w3.org>
Hi Melinda, Jim,
If you have further questions about Patent Policy I would prefer you
ask the right mailing list :) where you will get better answers than
mine.
As of July 2006, the W3C Patents and
Standards Interest Group reviews proposed
FAQ entries. Please send questions or
comments on the W3C Patent Policy or this
document to the Patent and Standards
Interest Group public mailing list
www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
(archive).
-- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the W3C Patent Policy
http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html#participant
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:33:06 GMT
Grant, Melinda (27 oct. 2007 - 03:43) :
> You said:
>> The list is publicly visible, you can't join without agreeing
>> to the Royalty Free policy.
> As a representative of a member organization, isn't this a fait
> accompli?
No.
The Patent Policy applies only when you are participating to a WG.
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/
You can find a lot of information in Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) about the W3C Patent Policy
http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html
Jim Jewett (27 oct. 2007 - 03:43) :
> Would it be possible for someone to join as an individual, even if he
> or she were also employed at BigCorp? (The number of people with
> personal email accounts is probably far larger than the number of
> people with the authority to sign for their employer.)
See this FAQ entry. If someone does apply knowing that he/she is part
of a w3c Member, then he/she violates part of the agreement when
joining the WG.
http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html#employee-invexp
--
Karl Dubost - http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
W3C Conformance Manager, QA Activity Lead
QA Weblog - http://www.w3.org/QA/
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