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point to the repository manager to get the non-participant licensing commitment
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1. Should we invite them as an [Invited Expert](https://www.w3.org/invited-experts/)?
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1. Get a *non-participant license commitment*
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The text of the non-participant license commitment is implemented as a click-through. Note that this form is designed for occasional, one-off contributions. To make multiple substantive contributions, a person must join the group as a Member or IE participant.
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=== DRAFT *non-participant license commitment* ===
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"I [name], [organization], commit to license all my Essential Claims
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both in the contribution [pull request # on spec], and that become
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Essential Claims as a result of incorporating the contribution into the
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draft that existed at the time of the contribution, on the terms
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specified in section 5 of the W3C Patent Policy.[1]
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I represent that I am legally entitled to grant the necessary licenses
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for my contribution as described in the Patent Policy, especially in
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Section 3.4 thereof. If my employer or any other party has rights to my
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contributions, I represent that I have received permission to make the
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relevant licensing commitments according to the W3C Patent Policy on
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behalf of such party as if it had made the contribution under this
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Agreement.
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I agree to comply with the disclosure obligations to the extent of my
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personal knowledge, as required by Section 6 of the Patent Policy.
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Copyright Grant. I grant to you a perpetual (for the duration of the
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applicable copyright), worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge,
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royalty-free, copyright license, without any obligation for accounting
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to me, to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display,
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publicly perform, sublicense, distribute, and implement any Contribution
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to the full extent of my copyright interest in the Contribution.
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This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be
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interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of The Commonwealth
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of Massachusetts and the United States of America.
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Click to agree
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1. Get a *non-participant license commitment* from the [repository manager](https://labs.w3.org/repo-manager/). See the [project review slides](https://www.w3.org/2019/12/05-dak-nplc/) for more details on how to get the non-participant licensing commitment

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