"David L. Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Folks,
>Lots of folks have been chipping away at me over the years about the >copyright notice in the NTP distribution. I have refused to change the >wording on the basis this might disenfranchise current users. Well, I >took the case to the lawyers in our Univerisity Intellectual Properties >Office and they told me the current wording is perfect and not to change >anything. They did suggest I change the copyright holder to the >University of Delaware on the basis this might deflect complaints to me >personally. I have done that and so it remains. >Dave Actually that may be problematic. NTP is NOT just yours. It belongs to all who contribute to it. Their works which are included are derivative works based on your work, and as a r esult fall under both your and their copyright. NOw you are perfectly within your rights to transfer copyright in your work to the U of Deleware ( or depending on your contract with them, all your work may be work for hire and have always belonged to them) but the work of others does NOT belong to either you or U Del. YOu could also all contributors totransfer copyright to you or U Del. but without such a transfer, it belongs to them. Note no current change in the copyright notice can disenfranchise old users. The contract under which they aquired the software cannot be unilaterally changed by you (unless you demand that they sign a contract which explicitley gives you that right).) _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
