* Alexander Terekhov: > The German copyright act doesn't recognize the concept of "work for > hire" in which the copyright (Urheberrecht) is owned by employer.
The exploitation rights for computer programs are automatically transferred to the employer, see ยง69b UrhG. Keep in mind that this does not apply to results of master theses etc. when the student was unpaid; thesis-for-copyright contracts are void because of their exploitative nature. The institute/department doesn't own the copyright because it's not a legal entity according to the laws regulating universities. The university owns the copyright (unless it has been transferred to the department chair or something like that). Tassilo, your best chance will be to have everyone relicense their stuff under a common license. This is quite painful, and may not be possible in the end. And you should really ask your technology licensing bureau for advice. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
