Intellectual Property Policy

In all matters of intellectual property (IP) rights and procedures, the intention is to benefit the public at large, while respecting the legitimate rights of IP owners.

To promote the widest adoption of standards in the publishing community, International Digital Enterprise Alliance, Inc. (IDEAlliance) seeks to issue specifications that may be implemented on a Royalty-Free (RF) basis. The goal of this policy is to assure that Specifications produced under this policy can be implemented on a Royalty-Free basis.

To this end, the Working Group will require specifications it produces to be implementable on an RF basis, to the best ability of the Working Group and IDEAlliance.