Bill, You are invited to contact Mr. Brad Yops, an attorney in our Research Office and raise your issues with him directly. His number is in our online web directory. I am unwilling to be an interpreter between the two of you.
Dave Unruh wrote: > "David L. Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Bill, > > >>This issue was raised with the Univesity lawyers; I hear what they have >>to say. I do not hear what you have to say. The lawyers tell me to >>suggest you talk to them directly. Menawhile, please bug off. > > > Not clear which of the many issues I raised you are claiming they disagree > with me on-- if any. > a) If you wrote the software, you own the copyright, not the U delaware, > unless it was a work for hire. You may have transfered copyright to them. > That is up to you and your contract with the university. > b) You do not own the copyright in works others did unless they explicitly > transfered copyright to you. > c)You cannot unilaterally change the copyright license under which any > user orginally aquired the work. > > Which of those points are you claiming they disagreed with? > > > > >>Dave > > >>Unruh wrote: > > >>>"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
