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The Registration Process

Any method name SHOULD avoid generic terms such as "mymethod" or "registry".
  • -If there are copyright, trademark, or any intellectual property rights -concerns, the addition and use MUST be authorized in writing by the intellectual -property rights holder under a -F/RAND -license. Examples include DID Methods that use trademarked brand names, -property names that utilize the titles of copyrighted works, and patented -technology that would cause the use of the extension to require licensing a -patent. +Any DID Method submission MUST not impose any concerns about copyright, +trademark, or intellectual property rights on the W3C, DID Method +implementers, or users. To that end, the following apply: +
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    1. +DID Method submitters affirm to the best of their knowledge that their +submission will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third +party. +
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    2. +If there are any known concerns about copyright, trademark, or intellectual +property rights, the addition and use of a DID Method MUST be authorized in +writing by the holder of the intellectual property rights under an +F/RAND +license. +
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    3. +If a DID Method is subsequently alleged to violate any copyright, trademark, +or intellectual property rights, those making the allegation MUST provide +documentation of their granted legal rights or an order from a court or +arbitral tribunal, in each case of competent jurisdiction. +
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    4. +Should documentation of legally valid and enforceable copyright, trademark, +or intellectual property rights be presented, then, at the discretion of the +rights holder, the DID Method in question MUST be removed. +
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  • Any addition MUST NOT create unreasonable legal, security, moral, or privacy