Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> A more serious question is whether a minor can license his own work without >> his guardian's consent. I don't think he can. > Boy, I hope that doesn't invalidate all the code (and copyright > assignments) I wrote for FSF and Debian before I turned 18 :-) It probably does. However, a license is - as John puts it - nothing more than a legally binding promise not to sue over copyright infringements (and, by extension, a copyright assignment is simply a transfer of the right to sue) so as long as you in fact don't sue, the practical differences are not serious. I think there is a theoretical possibility that if you go personally bankrupt your creditors would be able to force you to sue FSF or other distributores and attempt to get money for your code - because the promise not to sue you made as a minor did not legally bind you. There's nothing to stop you from issuing a binding copyright assignment *now*, which would prevent that scenario. Judging from the FSF's usual insistence on having their legal formalia water tight, I think they would appreciate it if you did. -- Henning Makholm
