Description
Mike Dolan:
Summary:
In v3 (and the current v3.1), when we created the new confidentiality section 9.4, we in advertently left some redundant language in the copyright section 9.3:
9.3.1:
The draft documents, reports, correspondence and all other work of the Technology Committees and their Sub Groups are SMPTE confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone who is not a Participant Member or Observer Member of any Technology Committee without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President, except that work in-process documents may be shared with fellow employees or with clients contracting for the member’s participation for the express purpose of technical review and soliciting comments on the work.
In particular, draft documents shall not be shared with external groups, mail lists, or other Standards Development Organizations without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President. Committee correspondence and other work of a Technology Committee shall not be shared without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President. Communications to external Standards Development Organizations shall follow the processes described in the Liaison section 8.
9.4:
The draft documents, reports, correspondence and all other work of the Standards Community are SMPTE Confidential Information and shall not be disclosed to anyone who is not a Member without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President, except that work in process documents may be shared with fellow employees or with clients contracting for the Member’s participation for the express purpose of technical review and soliciting comments on the work. Guests shall not share any Confidential Material under any circumstances.
In particular, Confidential Information shall not be shared with external groups, mail lists, or other Standards Development Organizations without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President. Committee correspondence and other work of the Technology Committee shall not be shared without the prior approval of the Standards Vice President. Communications to external Standards Development Organizations shall follow the processes described in the Liaison section 8.2.
Although close, the text is not the same. And, of course it should not be replicated.
Proposed Solution:
Offhand, the text in 9.4. (confidentiality) looks better to me and the quoted text in 9.3.1 (copyright) should just be deleted. The quoted text is about confidentiality, not copyright.