Am Dienstag, 7. Februar 2006 17:34 schrieb Matthias Andree:
> Isaac Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Would it be a good idea for darcs to carry license information, just
> > as it carries the email address of the upstream author, and then
> > prompt the user, during a 'darcs send' as to whether or not the user
> > is licensing their patch under the given terms, and perhaps whether
> > they sign copyright over to the upstream author[1].
>
> The idea of "sign copyright over" is centered on Anglo-American law
> systems doesn't work universally. For instance, the German Urheberrecht
> ("originator's right" and corresponding law) allow transferring the
> right to duplicate and distribute copies, but the authorship cannot be
> transferred (only inherited of the original authorship holder
> dies).
But authorship is not the same as copyright. So the German Urheberrecht
doesn't automatically forbid something like transferal of copyright if it
forbids transferal of authorship, right?
> [...]
Best wishes,
Wolfgang
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