Am Do 21 Feb 2008 10:25:01 CET schrieb "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> IMHO the patches sent to a upstream author which > doesn't patch the original copyright (adding a name or > a copyright line) should be interpreted as the above case. > IMHO the author implicit acknowledges that the patch is > simple and doesn't include enough intellectual work. > So I interpret the patch as outside copyright laws I would be careful about that. Such a notice isn't required for copyright protection, so it is at least difficult to interpret the absence of a copyright note as a legal declaration about copyright. Plus, I don't think authors can decide whether something is copyrightable (legal systems may differ about this). Best Michael Below -- Michael Below Rechtsanwalt www.judiz.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
