"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote: [...] > In this case, the FSF is the legally-recognised author and the > exclusive licensor. They hold the copyright.
AFAIK, the FSF isn't exclusive licensor of assigned stuff. Assignors reserve and retain right to license assigned stuff under any terms they like. At least that's how IBM assigned the stuff to the FSF. E.g. http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2000-07/msg00021.html ------ To the FSF, this is electronic mail which accompanies the hardcopy of the assignment sent to the Boston office of the FSF. [...] IBM reserves and retains for the benefit of itself and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, fully paid up right and license to use, execute, copy, make derivative works of, display, perform, distribute, sell, license and otherwise transfer each Transferred Work and derivative works thereof and to authorize others to do any of the forgoing under any terms and conditions. ------ regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
