Two words... Intellectual property. They may have code but are not the architect.
-----Original Message----- From: "Keith Casey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk@lists.nyphp.org> Sent: 1/11/2007 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Ownership of Code On 1/11/07, inforequest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Copyright is not ownership. One can "own" something yet not have the > copyright(s). One can control the copyright(s) of something without > owning it. Correct. You can own a book but not own the copyright. You can manage (have permission to create licenses for ) a copyright but not own it. My main point was demonstrating that ownership and usage are two different things. But you can never, never, never grant permissions [truncated by sender] _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php