1. Working toward a new Copyright Agreement between SATA-IO and T13

2. The Issues
The schedules for updating T13 and SATA-IO standards are not synchronized
Currently there must be re-negotiation for a new agreement for every combination of T13 and SATA-IO revision
Sometimes T13 documents are split into multiple pieces over time, so new copyright agreements are needed
It would simplify matters for both groups if a broader agreement could be made, not tied to specific document revisions
Section numbers often change between revisions, so tie the license to classes of content instead
T13 Liaison to SATA-IO
Oct. xx, 2009

3. Record of working together
T13 and SATA-IO successfully negotiated copyright agreements for:
SATA Revision 1.0a for ATA/ATAPI-7
SATA Revision for ATA8-ACS
SATA Revision for ACS-2
T13 has domain over ATA commands that are defined for all device types (e.g. the Application layer) and for everything dealing with PATA
SATA-IO has domain over SATA-only commands and all other interface layers (Phy, Link,Transport,Command)
Many companies belong to both organizations
T13 and SATA-IO have synchronized updates to the other group’s standards with their own
T13 Liaison to SATA-IO
Oct. xx, 2009

4. Record of working together
Adding new ATA8-ACS to SATA Revision 3.0
NCQ clarifications, READ LOG DMA EXT, device signature clarification, Write-Read-Verify, new IDENTIFY DEVICE and DCO features
Adding SATA Revision 2.6 features to ATA8-ACS
NCQ Priority and NCQ Unload, new SATA-only IDENTIFY DEVICE and DCO features
T13 Liaison to SATA-IO
Oct. xx, 2009

5. The Proposal
A new agreement is needed by T13 to include some SATA Revision 3.0 material into ACS-3
Make the agreement not restricted to specific T13 standards, but for any T13 standard
Make the agreement reference content “classes” instead of specific document section numbers
T13 Liaison to SATA-IO
Oct. xx, 2009