All, I will put this in ballot format. I am looking for endorsers. Thanks, Ben
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM Ben Wilson <bwil...@mozilla.com> wrote: > All, > > As mentioned during the Forum teleconference of April 11, 2024, here is a > draft charter for a Forum IPR Subcommittee. (This effort is separate, but > somewhat in parallel to the work of the Patent Advisory Group, which will > be handling GoDaddy's Patent Exclusion Notice, filed Mar. 22, 2024, in > relation to Ballot SC-70.) > > Please provide your comments or questions. > > Thanks, > > Ben > > > > *Forum IPR Subcommittee Charter* > > Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot in accordance with section 5.6 of > the Bylaws, the Forum IPR Subcommittee (“FIS”) is created to perform the > activities as specified in this Charter, subject to the terms and > conditions of the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws and Intellectual Property Rights > (IPR) Policy, as such documents may change from time to time. The > definitions found in the Forum’s Bylaws or IPR Policy shall apply to > capitalized terms in this Charter. > > *Scope* > > The primary activity of the FIS shall be to review, and propose revisions > to, the Forum’s IPR Policy, IPR Policy Agreement, exclusion notice > template, and similar documents. The FIS may perform other activities > ancillary to this primary activity. The FIS will not create Final > Guidelines or Final Maintenance Guidelines. > > *Anticipated End Date* > > The FIS is chartered without a specific end date. However, it is expected > that the FIS will deliver results of its initial work to the Forum prior to > _____ 2024. Thereafter, the FIS will continue to exist, but may be > dissolved at any time by Forum ballot. > > *Initial Chairs and Contacts* > > The proposer of the ballot adopting this Charter, Ben Wilson, will act as > organizer of the FIS until the first teleconference is held for the FIS, at > which time the FIS will elect a chair and vice-chair, either by vote or by > acclamation of those present. The chair and vice-chair will normally serve > two-year terms. However, the first term will start upon their election > and run through 31 October 2026. > > *Members Eligible to Participate* > > The FIS welcomes the participation of any Member organization of the Forum > interested in this work. Forum Members that have initially declared > their participation in this Subcommittee are: > > Amazon, Apple, DigiCert, GoDaddy, Google, HARICA, Let’s Encrypt, Mozilla, > Sectigo, SwissSign, > > *Voting and Voting Structure* > > Voting in the FIS shall be limited to Forum members. Voting shall be > egalitarian: all Members shall vote together as a single class, with one > vote granted to each Member organization. Any decisions of the FIS needed > to be voted upon by the FIS shall be considered adopted if the number of > votes in favor exceeds 50% of the votes cast. > > *Primary Means of Communication* > > The FIS will communicate primarily through listserv-based email and shall > conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed. > > >
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