Re: Licensing and copyright
- From: Jean-Michel POURE <jm poure com>
- To: rms gnu org
- Cc: foundation-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Licensing and copyright
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:19:14 +0100
Le Vendredi 27 Février 2004 16:44, Richard Stallman a écrit :
> Assigning the copyright would not have any effect on liability, if
> any. The only effect it has is on who would have the ability to
> enforce the GPL in court.
People donate their code but continue working on it, sometimes daily.
It is not a "donation and forget", like if you donated a car or an animal.
Therefore, the liability of authors remain in some cases, even after donation.
Very hard to believe for non-US residents who may be prosecuted in front of US
courts. This includes many aspects of US laws...
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