From: Kelly Dean <kelly@prtime.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 19479@debbugs.gnu.org, assign@gnu.org
Subject: bug#19479: Copyright issue
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:20:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uqK9s2EJ0lHC70uZbUunNN6qv171s49r3sesM5HhMaD@local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvtwzyyu4g.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org>
Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> If I sign an assignment document, then I would be committing perjury.
>
> No, the assignment document is just for the Emacs code you wrote and
> whose copyright you own. It simply doesn't apply to the code whose
> copyright you don't own (which normally only happens when the copyright
> is owned by your employer).
I don't have a copy of it handy, but if that's the way it's worded, then you're right, it wouldn't be illegal for me to sign it. It would only be immoral. It would be legally vacuous, and deceptive, leading to doubt about my intent.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-01-11 3:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <87zj9sm0q8.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
2015-01-09 21:00 ` bug#19479: Copyright issue Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 21:49 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 23:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-10 1:18 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-11 1:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-11 3:20 ` Kelly Dean [this message]
2015-01-11 6:33 ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-01-12 15:38 ` Richard Stallman
2015-01-10 19:29 ` Richard Stallman
2015-01-09 2:37 bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Stefan Monnier
2015-01-08 21:06 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-08 5:29 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 6:59 ` bug#19479: Copyright issue (was: Re: bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable) Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 15:17 ` bug#19479: Copyright issue Stefan Monnier
2015-01-09 15:29 ` David Kastrup
2015-01-09 19:57 ` Kelly Dean
[not found] ` <EitH3yok1Itmynw5Ex1Vi3AuvkREurR1ccm1J5MQD4E@local>
2015-01-09 20:24 ` Glenn Morris
[not found] ` <0etwzzu2gd.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
2015-01-09 20:32 ` Glenn Morris
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