On 9/20/05, Attila Kinali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Moin, > > On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:23:45 -0400 > Timothy Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > (6) It is the responsibility of the submitter of a Modification to ensure > > thatthey have the right to do so and that they have necessary permissions > ^^^^^^^^ > typo > > > > (8) Traversal Technology does not require an exclusive copyright to your > > work. If you are in a jurisdiction that allows joint copyright, you may > > retain the right to reuse your own work, but you must also grant full > > copyright priveledges to Traversal Technology. If are in a jurisdiction > > that does not allow joint copyright, you must sign over full copyright > > ownership to Traversal Technology. Clauses (1) through (7) still apply. > > At your discretion, you are encouraged to add comments to the > > "contributions" section of this Work, indicating the nature of your > > Modification. > > I somewhat do not like this formulation. The former one sounded > better. Especialy the wording "you must sign over full copyright" > is in my opinion way to strong. > I think that "right to use, modify and relicense under the terms > above" should be enough. Otherwise a lot of people will be reluctant > to contribute if they have to give away their code.
I'm getting conflicting information from people on what's permissible and what's not. Some tell me they have to sign over copyright, some tell me they can't. Let me see what I an do. Here's something a bit softer: (8) Traversal Technology does not require an exclusive copyright to your work. However, if you do wish do make a contribution, Traversal Technology does need to have full copyright privileges. Depending on your local laws, you may be able to retain copyright while allowing Traversal Technology unrestricted use. Or you may need to assign joint copyright to Traversal Technology and yourself. Or in some cases, it may be necessary for you to assign copyright exclusively to Traversal Technology. It is preferable to find an option that does not prevent you from making unrestricted use of your work. It is important to be familiar with your local copyright laws and sign your contribution with boilerplate that has the broadest coverage. Clauses (1) through (7) must apply. At your discretion, you are encouraged to add comments to the "contributions" section of this Work, indicating the nature of your Modification. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
