From: Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
To: kelly@prtime.org
Cc: 19479@debbugs.gnu.org, assign@gnu.org
Subject: bug#19479: Copyright issue
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:33:00 +0100 (CET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150111.073300.172574682.wl@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uqK9s2EJ0lHC70uZbUunNN6qv171s49r3sesM5HhMaD@local>
>> 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.
Perhaps slightly off-topic, but quite relevant IMHO in a global
perspective:
It is *not* possible to create not-copyrighted code in some
jurisdictions like Germany. Whatever you write, it is by default
copyrighted by you (regardless whether there is a `public domain' line
or not), and you have to explicitly disclaim or reassign the
copyright.
For this reason, it is *much* better to use a license like CC0 instead
of a public domain notice, since this covers the `public domain' idea
in virtually all countries. Actually, this is what the FSF recommends
(https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#CC0), and I guess
this works for emacs also, since it works already for GNU (according
to https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html#legal).
Werner
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-01-11 6:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-12-30 10:42 Emacs package manager vulnerable to replay attacks Kelly Dean
2014-12-30 11:45 ` Ivan Shmakov
2015-01-01 12:38 ` bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Kelly Dean
2015-01-04 20:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-05 1:11 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-05 2:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-08 3:31 ` bug#19479: [PATCH] " Kelly Dean
2015-01-08 3:44 ` Glenn Morris
2015-01-08 5:29 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-08 14:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-08 21:06 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 2:37 ` Stefan Monnier
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 21:00 ` 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
2015-01-11 6:33 ` Werner LEMBERG [this message]
2015-01-12 15:38 ` Richard Stallman
2015-01-10 19:29 ` Richard Stallman
2015-01-09 15:29 ` David Kastrup
2015-01-09 19:57 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 19:57 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-09 20:24 ` bug#19479: " Glenn Morris
2015-01-09 20:32 ` Glenn Morris
2015-01-09 20:32 ` Glenn Morris
2015-01-09 20:24 ` Glenn Morris
2015-02-24 8:47 ` bug#19479: Emacs package manager vulnerable to replay attacks Kelly Dean
2015-02-24 8:47 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-11 2:56 ` bug#19479: (on-topic) Re: bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Kelly Dean
2015-01-20 21:18 ` bug#19479: Disclaimer is now on file at FSF Kelly Dean
2015-02-24 18:11 ` Glenn Morris
2015-02-24 18:11 ` Glenn Morris
2015-02-24 23:02 ` Kelly Dean
2015-02-24 23:02 ` Kelly Dean
2015-02-25 21:09 ` Glenn Morris
2017-09-02 12:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-02-25 21:09 ` Glenn Morris
2015-02-25 4:41 ` Vibhav Pant
2015-02-25 5:32 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2017-09-03 1:10 ` bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Glenn Morris
2019-10-04 9:49 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-06 0:55 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-09-06 23:59 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-09-07 14:14 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-09-07 18:11 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-11-21 23:51 ` bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable to replay attacks Stefan Kangas
2020-11-26 0:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-26 2:06 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-11-26 2:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-26 3:02 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-11-26 3:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-26 3:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-09-07 17:19 ` bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Stefan Kangas
2020-09-07 23:54 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-09-08 8:10 ` Stefan Kangas
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2015-01-08 3:33 bug#19536: [PATCH] package-upload-buffer-internal fails for tar files Kelly Dean
2015-01-08 5:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-01-08 7:10 ` Kelly Dean
2015-01-08 11:40 ` bug#19479: Package manager vulnerable Kelly Dean
2015-02-18 1:03 ` bug#19536: package-upload-buffer-internal fails for tar files Kelly Dean
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