Ballot 82 – Extend IPR Introduction Timetable

Ballot overview

• Ballot 82, Extend IPR Introduction Timetable, is marked as Rejected on the ballot page.
• The motion proposed suspending the IPR Agreement and Policy from going into effect on August 1, 2012.
• The suspension was intended to last until the CAB Forum’s governance revisions were complete.
• Governance revisions were defined as complete after a final, formal vote under the normal voting procedures approving a new Guideline for organization governance or another governance reform agreement.

Timeline stated in the motion

• The ballot review period was to begin at 21:00 UTC on 19 July 2012 and close at 21:00 UTC on 24 July 2012.
• Unless withdrawn during the review period, the voting period was to start immediately afterward and close at 21:00 UTC on 31 July 2012.
• The motion stated that the IPR Agreement and Policy were scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2012, and the ballot sought to suspend that start date.

Compliance impact described by the ballot

• The proposal would have delayed the IPR Agreement and Policy from taking effect on August 1, 2012.
• The ballot text does not provide a normative compliance date because the page identifies the ballot as rejected.