Project Contributions
Project Contributions are contributions to a Project team by a project participant.
The Project Contribution button is selected within the Project Confluence space and the contribution is attached to the form.
The IP mode of the contribution needs to be of the same IP mode as the project team.
The contribution is for use by that project team only. The team may use the contribution as is or develop derivatives from the contribution.
As this is a contribution from within a project team by an approved participant, it is not required to route this contribution to the IP contact for approval.
Where a contribution has Intellectual Property declarations associated with a contribution, this will be clearly visible by reviewers and consumers of the contribution.
TM Forum Contributions
TM Forum Contributions are those which are submitted to TM Forum, aka not a specific project.
TM Forum contribution can be submitted from here (link to be added).
The IP mode of the contribution needs to be selected. If a submitter wishes to declare Intellectual Property Rights on a contribution they will be able to do so within the submission form. Then all subsequent reviewers or consumers of the contribution will view this declaration prior to reviewing the contribution.
TM Forum Contributions are not made to a single specific project but to TM Forum the community.
Any TM Forum member can submit a TM Forum contribution. This is then routed to the submitting company's IP contact for their approval.
On approval, the contribution will be available to all members to view.
Where a submitter has indicated during the submission process that they hold intellectual property rights in relation to a contribution, this will be clearly displayed for all reviewers of the contribution.
As TM Forum contributions are made to the wider TM Forum community, where a specific project subsequently wishes to use the contribution as part of their project work, the contribution should be resubmitted to the project by a member of that project to ensure full transparency on where the contributions have been incorporated.
(should review this final step to find a more convenience way of achieving the same result of full transparency on where a contribution has been used).