FW: [Asis-standards] FW: Licensing of ISO coding standards

One for the UDDI implementors to keep an eye on!

Matthew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Harris [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:47 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Licensing of ISO coding standards
> 
> Dear members,
> 
> In late August I learned that the 
> <http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5079256.html>ISO Council would be 
> considering a new policy that would allow ISO to  charge a 
> licensing fee 
> for embedding the ISO's  coding standards - ISO 3166 Country 
> Codes, ISO 639 
> Language Codes, and ISO 4217 Currency Codes -  in software products.
> 
> NISO is the U.S. Technical Advisory Group on ISO 3166 and ISO 
> 639 so is 
> especially concerned about the implications of this change.
> 
> Today I contacted ISO and learned that the  ISO's Commercial Policy 
> Steering Group presented its proposal to the ISO Council last 
> week. The ISO 
> Council has asked for more information and "asked the CPSG to make a 
> clearer case for what they want to do." The CPSG will likely 
> report back to 
> the Council in early-2004.
> 
> At this time there is no change in ISO Policy or practice.
> And, we now have an opportunity to influence the CPSG and 
> persuade them to 
> abandon this proposal.
> 
> I plan to meet with the U.S. representative  on the CPSG, Bob 
> Feghali, 
> ANSI's VP Business Development and CIO next week.
> 
> I feel strongly that all the standards developers and other 
> organizations 
> impacted by this proposal should work together to defeat it 
> and have begun 
> to contact other standards organizations to enlist their 
> interest and support.
> 
> I welcome hearing your views on this matter and will keep you 
> informed of 
> our progress.
> Pat
> 
> 
> 
> 
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