IPR Policy

DEFINITIONS

1. “Contributor” means a Member or Non-Member that makes a Contribution to IDPro.

2. “Contribution” means any content, document, paper, article, or any other material in either paper or electronic format that is provided by a Contributor and is intended for inclusion in an IDPro curated content or article. A Contribution further includes any proposal(s), material, or other content discussed as part of an official IDPro meeting or activity. Each Contribution(s) made outside an official IDPro meeting or activity must be accompanied by a Release Form.

3. “Release Form” means the form or other document that includes the same terms and obligations as those shown in “Attachment A.” A Contributor must sign a Release Form and attach the signed Release Form to any Contribution(s) to IDPro made outside official IDPro meetings or activities.

SECTION 1. LICENSES TO IDPRO CREATED MATERIALS

In the course of its work developing curated content and articles, IDPro receives Contributions in various forms and from many sources. In addition to other applicable terms and conditions in this Policy, the following terms and conditions apply to such Contributions. Any Contributions made to IDPro from a non-Member are subject to the terms in the Release Form.

Copyright License. If a Contribution is included (in whole or in part) in any work of authorship created in connection with IDPro activities, the Contributor grants IDPro a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-sublicensable copyright license to reproduce, distribute, display and perform the Contributions. Subject to the Contributor’s continued copyright ownership in their Contributions, IDPro will own the copyright in any collective works, compilations, joint works or derivative works created in connection with IDPro’s mission, excluding any Contributions, and will own the copyright in any works created by IDPro employees or agents. IDPro will exercise its rights and license its own copyrights in a manner consistent with its non-profit mission.

No Obligation. Contributor acknowledges that IDPro has no duty to publish or otherwise use or disseminate any Contribution.

References. Contributor hereby grants permission to reference the name(s) of the Contributor(s), but only in association with the Contribution(s) of Contributor and not without first receiving prior written consent of Contributor).

Attribution. Contributor represents that Contributions comprised of written submissions submitted by such Contributor to IDPro comply with any copyright attribution requirements relating to third party content. Contributor hereby warrants that the Contributions are original and that he/she is the author of the Contribution. To the extent the Contribution incorporates material from the works of others, the Contributor has obtained any necessary permissions.

SECTION 2.  NO PATENT LICENSE

 At no time will any Contributor be required to or subject to license any rights associated with a Patent in their Contribution.

SECTION 3.  MATERIALS RECEIVED FROM THIRD PARTIES

IDPro may, from time to time, receive information or requests to republish information from third party entities.  IDPro will require the third party provide both the materials and any information necessary to republish the material, in particular, any disclaimers or notifications regarding ownership and attribution necessary.  IDPro will republish with the full notification or information relating to attribution per the directions from the third parry.  If no information regarding attribution or ownership is received from the third party then IDPRo will publish the material at its own discretion.  Third parties should use a form similar to Attachment A to accompany any Contribution.

SECTION 4. CONFIDENTIALITY

All Contributions, and other materials shared broadly with the “IDPro community” for the purposes of educating Members or improving the practice of digital identity management will be considered non-confidential information, regardless of any markings to the contrary included thereon or related thereto.

SECTION 5. NOTICES

The following notice must be included in all IDPro published materials:

The technology and techniques described in the published work was made available from contributions from various sources, including members of the IDPro and others.  Although IDPro has taken steps to help ensure that the technology and techniques are available for distribution and meaningfully applicable, it takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any intellectual property or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology and techniques described the published materials or the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available; neither does it represent that it has made any independent effort to identify any such rights. IDPro invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights or other proprietary rights that may cover the published materials.  

SECTION 6. TERMINATION

Contributor may terminate the license rights of IDPro for Contributions or derivative works at any time with ninety (90) days’ notice.

“Attachment A”

The Contribution described as follows is hereby provided:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

The undersigned hereby grants IDPro an unlimited, worldwide, permission to use, distribute, publish, display and archive, in any format or medium, whether now known or hereafter developed: (a) the Contribution and (b) any written materials or multimedia files provided by the undersigned in connection with the Contribution. The permission granted includes a requirement that IDPro also reproduces any notices or disclaimers associated with or contained in the Contribution.

The undersigned hereby warrants that the Contribution is original and that he/she is the author of the Contribution. To the extent the Contribution incorporates text passages, figures, data or other material from the works of others, the undersigned has obtained any necessary permissions. Where necessary, the undersigned has obtained all third party permissions and consents to grant the license above and has provided copies of such permissions and consents attached to this form, as necessary.

The undersigned shall defend or settle at its expense any claim or suit against IDPro arising out of or in connection with an assertion that the Contribution infringes any third party intellectual property rights and shall indemnify and hold harmless IDPro from damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees, if any, finally awarded in such suit or the amount of the settlement thereof; provided that (i) Contributor is promptly notified in writing of such claim or suit, (ii) Contributor shall have the sole control of the defense and/or settlement thereof, and (iii) IDPro furnishes to Contributor, on request, all relevant information available to IDPro and reasonable cooperation for such defense.

GENERAL TERMS

·

The undersigned represents that he/she has the power and authority to make and execute this assignment.

In the event the Contribution is not accepted and published by IDPro or is withdrawn by the author(s) before acceptance by IDPro, the foregoing copyright license shall become null and void. Even in this case, IDPro will retain an archival copy of the manuscript.

For jointly authored Contributions, all joint authors should sign, or one of the authors should sign as authorized agent for the others.

Contributors may terminate the license rights of IDPro for Contributions or derivative works at any time with ninety (90) days’ notice.

___________________________________________

Contributor/Author/Authorized Agent for Joint Authors                                                        

___________________________________________

Date