[ih] Who owns old RFCs ?

[Brian E Carpenter]

On 23-Apr-20 06:08, Joseph Touch wrote:
> 
>> On Apr 21, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> The inclusion of the ISOC copyright was mandated by RFC2026 (October 1996)
>> for "all ISOC standards-related documentation" (remembering that the IETF
>> looked to ISOC for legal backing), but I forget why it took a year to
>> implement. Possibly ISI lawyers?
> 
> I’m not aware of a reason; the people involved have largely passed, so it’s not clear an answer would be possible.
> 
> It would not be ISI lawyers; ISI was not (and is not) a separate legal entity; USC was/is.

Yes, I knew that, sorry for insulting the wrong lawyers ;-).

   Brian