- From: Ian B. Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:00:24 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Dear UAWG, In response to concerns expressed by some participants about the language in the IPR section of the revised UAWG charter [1], the language has been changed to the simplified in referring to the Current Patent Practice document of 24 Jan 2002. From the charter: <blockquote> W3C promotes an open working environment. Whenever possible, technical decisions should be made unencumbered by intellectual property right (IPR) claims. This is a Royalty Free Working Group, as described in the 24 January 2002 version of W3C's Current Patent Practice. Working Group participants disclose patent claims by sending email to <patent-issues@w3.org>; please see Current Patent Practice for more information about disclosures. If and when W3C institutes a more formal patent policy, the UAWG charter will be revised, following the recommendations of the Patent Policy Working Group, in a manner consistent with the IPR goals of the current charter: that the UAWG produce deliverables that ought to be implementable royalty-free. </blockquote> Please indicate any objections to this language by 28 Feb 2002 at 2pm ET. Thank you, - Ian [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/charter-20011218 -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 718 260-9447
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