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W3C re-energizes process for agile Web standardization and
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is
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an international community that develops
The 15 September 2020 W3C Process Document and 15 September
open standards
ensure the long-term
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2020 W3C Patent Policy take effect today. At a time when the Web is
growth of the Web:
increasingly essential with the world going more and more virtual,
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these updlates increase the Web Consortium s responsiveness and
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strengthen standardization activities by adding
continuous standard
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development mode and earlier Royalty-Free protection for
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Of the changes to the W3C Process Document; the most anticipated ones offer a real
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streamlined community review and review for integrity (Horizontal review tO
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privacy; and security);
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flexibility for multiple work modes; including stability of referenced versions and
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reflection of the current status in the technical reports list;
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continuous development mode that enables specifications t0 reflect rapidly
New W3C Merchant Business Group
Web and
developing technology -including
living standard approach as
native capability
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of the W3C Recommendation Track:
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W3C Website redesign: new
These critical improvements required an important change t0 the W3C Patent Policy
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the first major update to this groundbreaking document since its introduction to the world
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W3C WORK GROUPS
in 2005_ to provide patent protection at earlier Candidate phases, supporting
unencumbered implementation and use even as specifications continue t0 evolve. This
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change helps to de-risk Web experimentation and reinforce access to the Web's
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technology as common infrastructure
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