This is an area of much confusion. This may help (or it may not :)
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/200508.mbox/[EMAIL
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(tiny: http://tinyurl.com/8fcx6)
Basic gist, as I understand (IANAL): the copyright is not assigned to
the ASF, but licensed to the ASF. This is done through a software
grant form.
If anyone is interested in this, you should review the thread above
and join the legal-discuss list which is open to all committers to ask
questions.
HTH,
Brett
On 11/8/05, Bruce Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/7/05, Dain Sundstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > b) the copyright must be assigned to the ASF
> >
> > I was told there was no way for someone to assign copyrights to the
> > ASF. Has this changed and if so where is the form?
>
> That's a question for Noel. Let's allow him (or someone else in the
> know) some time to respond.
>
> Bruce
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