RFC 4748 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2006

RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust

Overview

RFC 4748, “RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust”, is a Best Current Practice document published in October 2006 by S. Bradner. It updates RFC 3978. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5378 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 3978 "IETF Rights in Contributions" to recognize that the IETF Trust is now the proper custodian of all IETF-related intellectual property rights.

This document does not constrain how the IETF Trust exercises those rights. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 5378
This RFC updates
RFC 3978
Other RFCs from 2006

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