[OpenID] OpenID 2.0 is final

[David Recordon]

I doubt that companies would share this knowledge if that have done  
so.  What we've been working on within the Foundation is the ability  
for Contributors (and others) to issues non-assertion agreements  
around their IP and OpenID specifications.

--David

On Dec 6, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Peter Williams wrote:

> 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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