Farewell (was : Philip TAYLOR's status as Invited Expert in HTML Working Group) from Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd) on 2009-04-02 (www-archive@w3.org from April 2009)

From: Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd) <Chaa006@Gmail.Com>
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:27:07 +0100
To: www-archive@w3.org
Message-ID: <49D4E75B.606@Gmail.Com>

I note with regret that the new W3C Invited Expert
and Collaborators Agreement [1] requires me to
agree to personal jurisdiction by the state and
federal courts sitting in the State of Massachusetts.

As a British Citizen, I am unwilling so to agree.

I note with further regret that this was /not/
a requirement of the 2002 W3C INVITED EXPERT
AND COLLABORATORS AGREEMENT [2].

As I am unwilling to accept the revised agreement,
I have no option but to cease contributing as
an Invited Expert.

Philip TAYLOR

[1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2007/06-invited-expert.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/collaborators-agreement-20021231

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