How will it work?

From AMWA-EBU

Work will progress as much as possible by e-mail and webex.

Physical meetings will be required at the time of evaluating responses to the RFT and most likely meetings with the authors of the submissions will also be required for more interactive explanations and discussions.

It is expected that both EBU and AMWA will equally contribute in time and resources to the success of the work.

AMWA has a clearly defined policy regarding intellectual property (upfront declaration, no licensing or similar fees, etc.), which will be the framework for contribution to the joint task force. More information can be found here [About AMWA]

Given the AMWA’s strigent IPR requirements [link to AMWA IPR policy or to a new page needed here] it is vital that all technical contributions are made to both the EBU and the AMWA at the same time. This assures that we do not suffer IPR “leakage” because contributions are made without complying with the either organizations’ policy.

All parties willing to contribute are invited to participate in the definition of requirements for the scope and technologies covered by the RFT

The RFT will be edited by an independent party (the EBU was proposed based on experience in similar cross-industry platforms)

Comments on the RFT will be sought from all interested parties until the EBU-AMWA TF chairs proclaim the editing phase closed

All contributions to the RFT shall be made simultaneously to AMWA and EBU under the AMWA IPR policy

Submitters shall not be involved in the review of the proposals

Results in whatever form will be co-published by EBU and AMWA.

The Chairs of each organization will be responsible for the dissemienation of status and other information within their respective organization.