RFC 5377 · INFORMATIONAL · 2008

Advice to the Trustees of the IETF Trust on Rights to Be Granted in IETF Documents

Overview

RFC 5377, “Advice to the Trustees of the IETF Trust on Rights to Be Granted in IETF Documents”, is an Informational document published in November 2008 by J. Halpern. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8721 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Contributors grant intellectual property rights to the IETF. The IETF Trust holds and manages those rights on behalf of the IETF. The Trustees of the IETF Trust are responsible for that management. This management includes granting the licenses to copy, implement, and otherwise use IETF Contributions, among them Internet-Drafts and RFCs. The Trustees of the IETF Trust accepts direction from the IETF regarding the rights to be granted. This document describes the desires of the IETF regarding outbound rights to be granted in IETF Contributions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 8721
Other RFCs from 2008

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