On 01/19/2015 08:04 PM, jonathon wrote: > Some organizations use the CLA so that when license violations are > found, if the violator refuses to correct the problem, pursuing > legal remedies is much easier.
CLA stands for contributor *license* agreement. It's a non-exclusive license, plus some stuff. A non-exclusive licensee doesn't have standing for license enforcement. One needs to be copyright holder or exclusive licensee to pursue legal action. (in US) This is one of the reasons why lumping CLAs and CAAs together tends to confuse. It creates a nebulous feeling that maybe CLAs "help" too. I don't think they do. -- ~ "We like to think of our forums as a Free-Speech Zone. And freedom works best at the point of a bayonet." (Amazon, Inc.) _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
