Dear All,
At the outset, I must assert that, my commitments are for "open" methodologies and as such I have no claim on the expertise pertaining to the IPR.
I wish the statement has a positive start.
The IETF community develops the technical policies published in RFCs. To prevent ownership disputes over the content both IANA and the IETF have agreed to dedicate any applicable copyright rights to the public domain using the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 dedication.
Reference: https://www.iana.org/help/licensing-terms
Quick Notes for Point #3.
IETF RFCs were not published "commercially" in the traditional sense of being sold as proprietary products. Instead, they were, and continue to be, freely available to the public.
While individuals or companies can download, copy, and distribute unmodified RFCs for any purpose under the IETF Trust's TLP license, the IETF maintains strict control over modifications to preserve the integrity of the historical record and the standards process.
How does the ICANN -> IETF Trust -> ICANN impact this ?
Specifically: "Characterising the IETF Through the Lens of RFC Deployment"
Please read the attached paper with the above title.
My suggestion on this point is note in the Google Doc.
Sincerely,
Gopal T V0 9840121302https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545
https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli
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Dr. T V Gopal
Retired Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering &Retired Director, Centre for Applied Research in Indic Technologies [CARIT]
College of Engineering, Guindy Campus
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025, INDIA
Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340
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From: Ozan Sahin via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org>
Sent: 20 November 2025 19:33
To: cpwg@icann.org <cpwg@icann.org>
Subject: [CPWG] FOR REVIEW: ALAC Correspondence on IETF IPMC Bylaws Amendment Public ConsultationDear CPWG members,
Please find the link to draft ALAC correspondence for proposed amendment to IETF IPMC Bylaws: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18BN-ki3BpGKyfCTjKb1PZ-bSnYyN-yb9nyWpTOgqQKg/edit?usp=sharing. Kindly provide your comments by Tuesday, 25 November.
As a reminder, this correspondence has been drafted based on the bullet points document on this topic. This is the link to the bullet points document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zi8wuX1KvFhBZ2dQ1tCptlDF04eBL6357ZzZKhCcL8o/edit?usp=sharing
Best,
Ozan Sahin
Policy Development Support Senior Specialist
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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