RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-10 Thread Landon Blake
Kishor Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:25 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question On 12/10/08, Chris Puttick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - "P Kishor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-10 Thread P Kishor
On 12/10/08, Chris Puttick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - "P Kishor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So if the project had been formed, but does not contain any source > > code as > > > ye

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Chris Puttick
- "P Kishor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So if the project had been formed, but does not contain any source > code as > > yet it's possible? Or am I misinterpreting your words? > > Well, it is enti

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Tim Schaub
Hey- Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote: Thanks all for this very informative thread! Best regards, Bart Bart, thanks for raising the question - and to others for responses. Here is a bit more based on conversation on #osgeo. When asked under what conditions the OSGeo would accept copyrigh

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS)
Thanks all for this very informative thread! Best regards, Bart P Kishor wrote: On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Frank Warmerdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: P Kishor wrote: Any right is only as good as its defense in the court. Just because reputable IP lawyers may draft copyright assig

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread P Kishor
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Frank Warmerdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P Kishor wrote: >> >> Any right is only as good as its defense in the court. Just because >> reputable IP lawyers may draft copyright assignments in works that >> don't yet exist doesn't mean that actual copyrights in thos

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Frank Warmerdam
P Kishor wrote: Any right is only as good as its defense in the court. Just because reputable IP lawyers may draft copyright assignments in works that don't yet exist doesn't mean that actual copyrights in those works exist. Puneet, I don't claim that the copyright exists before the thing bein

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread P Kishor
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Frank Warmerdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P Kishor wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi list, >>> >>> today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came >>> up: >>> >

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Frank Warmerdam
P Kishor wrote: On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi list, today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came up: "Is it possible for OsGeo to take copyright for a project which yet has to form and has not passed incubat

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS)
So if the project had been formed, but does not contain any source code as yet it's possible? Or am I misinterpreting your words? Best regards, Bart P Kishor wrote: On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi list, today I was in a meeting ab

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread P Kishor
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if the project had been formed, but does not contain any source code as > yet it's possible? Or am I misinterpreting your words? Well, it is entirely possible that I am misinterpreting your words. I am not

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote: Hi list, today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came up: "Is it possible for OsGeo to take copyright for a project which yet has to form and has not passed incubation as such?" A commercial company has expressed issues contributi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread P Kishor
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came up: > > "Is it possible for OsGeo to take copyright for a project which yet has to > form and has not passed incubation as su

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Howard Butler
On Dec 9, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote: Hi list, today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came up: "Is it possible for OsGeo to take copyright for a project which yet has to form and has not passed incubation as such?" It's certainly muc

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Bob Basques
All, I'm interested in this question as well, since we have some similar business needs related to non-profits and open-source project funding, things like who can/should claim to be the owner for donation seeking and such. Just philosophical stuff right now, but who knows in the future. bobb

[OSGeo-Discuss] copyright question

2008-12-09 Thread Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS)
Hi list, today I was in a meeting about GeoExt, and the following question came up: "Is it possible for OsGeo to take copyright for a project which yet has to form and has not passed incubation as such?" A commercial company has expressed issues contributing if the copyright is not owned by