[OpenID] OpenID 2.0 is final

[Peter Williams]

Let me ask the question more openly. Has anyone else obtained a formal legal determination that their particular implemention of openid2 is not infringing on the ip of others (or that the usage falls within the scope of licensed rights)?

-----Original Message-----
From: Johannes Ernst <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:34 AM
To: Peter Williams <pwilliams at rapattoni.com>
Cc: general at openid.net <general at openid.net>
Subject: Re: [OpenID] OpenID 2.0 is final

There is no legal advice involved, only the construction of the  
documents that were signed and that are published on openid.net. Many  
companies contributed their legal expertise, including Sun, Symantec,  
Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, VeriSign, and AOL among the big guys if I  
recall this correctly. (Somebody please correct me if I forgot  
anyone.) The companies that have signed those so far obviously had to  
rely on their own views on whether to sign them or not, and those  
views were strong enough that the process has dragged out for this  
long ... but now we are done.


On Dec 6, 2007, at 7:39, Peter Williams wrote:

> Who paid the legal bills and which law firm provided the patent  
> counsel to the openid fundation?
>
> Is the legal advice available to all to see, or only foundation  
> members?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johannes Ernst <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:53 PM
> To: general at openid.net <general at openid.net>
> Subject: [OpenID] OpenID 2.0 is final
>
> Seems like nobody actually made the announcement to this list, so I
> might as well because it needs to be made ...
>
> This morning, at Internet Identity Workshop, after the last remaining
> Non-Assertion Agreement was signed, Open ID Authentication 2.0 and
> Attribute Exchange 1.0 were declared final. The website has been
> updated to reflect this.
>
> This is important not just because of new specifications, but because
> it clarifies the so far rather unclear intellectual property / patent
> circumstances of these two specs as well as several previous specs. In
> a nutshell, you can now implement all OpenID and Yadis specifications
> without being afraid that contributors will sue you over patents,
> unless you sue them. (disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and I'm not giving
> legal advice.)
>
> The details of the IPR have been posted at
>     http://openid.net/foundation/intellectual-property/
>
> Thanks to the editors of the specs, all individuals and companies
> spending substantial time energy on the IPR process, the prodding and
> cajoling, and not insignificant legal fees, the members of the board,
> and the entire community.
>
> It's done! Now on to new great deeds! ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Johannes.
>
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