Contribution (IPR) Policy

Those working and contributing to the AR Discovery task force project are asked to agree to the following terms and conditions when joining the conference calls and mailing list.

Open and under CC
This is an open group of experts working collaboratively to define and explore the protocols and processes that could contribute to development of AR discovery services.

As this is exploratory work, we seek inputs from a wide range of domains and operate on the premise that standardization activities could follow. As we expose potential gaps in protocols or standards, we will consider where and how to close them.

In order to reduce or avoid obstacles to including work developed in or prepared by this group in future specifications, participants agree that all contributions to the text, images, shared knowledge and other assets (e.g., running code, AR experiences) remain with the contributor but are shared on the basis of Creative Commons (CC BY SA 4.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

A participant can offer contributions under Creative Commons if he/she is the copyright holder of the asset being contributed, which is very often the creator of the asset. However, it is not recommended that Creative Commons licenses be used for software. Instead, it is highly encouraged that contributed software be covered by software licenses already available, such as those discussed at the Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/) or at the Open Source Initiative (http://opensource.org/).

To mark a contribution appropriately, place the following statement on the asset being contributed: “''This work is licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0 License. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/''".

In addition, participants agree to make good faith efforts to disclose any patent or other use restrictions they are aware of which may encumber use of technologies referenced or recommended in contributed work.

Thank you for agreeing to these principles and we welcome your contributions to this mutually beneficial process.

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