-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 In any case this is basically the purpose of version tracking software such as Git or CVS or any other. It would not be hard to figure out who had done what. I see you're splitting hairs over nothing as usual, though, Russ, so I'll leave you to it.
phm Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Maybe you are confused with a compilation notice that would say "All Content > Copyright and other rights reserved by its Respective Owners" or something > similar. That is not the same thing as claiming ownership using the "c" > inside the circle. > > There is also a difference between claiming a > copyright for individual works as part of a compilation as opposed to claiming a copyright on the compilation itself (which is what the current notice is). > > Russ > > > On 10/6/2015 1:08 AM, Milly Bitcoin wrote: >>> The copyright notice refers to the fact that each contributor owns >>> copyright >>> to his own contributions. There is no legal group that owns copyright >>> to the >>> entirety of the code. >>> >> >> No, that is not what such a notice means. The part after the "c" in the >> circle is the legal owner. If the legal owners are not properly >> identified then the notice is not valid. >> >> --- >> From Nolo: >> >> What is a valid copyright notice? >> >> A copyright notice should contain: >> •the word "copyright" >> •a "c" in a circle (©) >> •the date of publication, and >> •the name of either the author or the owner of all the copyright rights >> in the published work. >> >> For example, the correct copyright for the fourth edition of The >> Copyright Handbook, by Stephen Fishman (Nolo), is Copyright © 1998 by >> Stephen Fishman. >> >> --- >> from USPTO: >> >> Use of the notice informs the public that a work is protected by >> copyright, identifies the copyright owner, and shows the year of first >> publication. >> --- >> >> Russ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJWFEewAAoJEIUV926tz9E87a4P/21Znk1tx/ZCA4eykig75S9I d0xyLRREVL/SBOBzE8kJh1YmiHAG1ziHzsgpobNn/N2VuKanCKSXuR3niV5WRtYw +Oa4uVZUNtAtXKSrFSiGpwJoZN5JnUADcx4sK7En3Z5gFEYSAPrMwvm+M0upl9rd 5b2/VQ/dm3fDUnntnz4DfhV3otEbcLo6imaaV6RDIPru61Fc20blHJhQPEX0laex N1rUiUvsyUL9H66fGFYmm/6YJcO26k3gPNmmODJdApv7uTVfHBj3c2r4xKSIDVES WxdL+DdyzJQU6Ng95793QTx29Wn8pV1FlMkC9TQ3biQ1ivoAAKbvxzI27swbPx7d WGu/ATDj3UN2RBY3hzTTpMIVK5kITVo+QGtA8cg+KcLjVPaasYdb13zy/pE6PO8J 4AWd/nYP/bQlkrebeFylY7vQi6TNCDtpfkJE2r8H+3RovqigN+pLLVhuEVlOBtM1 7N5gAvJWqKtUIgzNKte+eS/yaOFBhHp+veC+QfNMDechC4OGM7IDVdf9oVy9DSCX 68XThI62AT+uhKjvs8ZG3L88AUiiYK6RC4YCUZVoydbQHovmvQRL3Wb36n+krcGH iV3n3lfk7+D9IrX6ieRwmHpa9a7VAIekqUuCSBdsXBCUM5zNz48bRNJSofjWLtSm 5p0mp5jQxte8loevZztf =psJx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
