Re: volunteer copyright assignment / licensing agreement

From: Ian Jackson <ijackson(at)chiark(dot)greenend(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: Jimmy Kaplowitz <jimmy(at)spi-inc(dot)org>
Cc: Stefano Zacchiroli <leader(at)debian(dot)org>, spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org
Subject: Re: volunteer copyright assignment / licensing agreement
Date: 2013-02-19 14:11:57
Message-ID: 20771.34861.463430.685838@chiark.greenend.org.uk
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Jimmy Kaplowitz writes ("Re: volunteer copyright assignment / licensing agreement"):
> You probably shouldn't list SPI as copyright holder when nobody's assigned
> copyright to SPI.

I think if the original author or copyright holder writes a copyright
notice saying that SPI is the copyright holder, then that is a legally
effective copyright assignment. At least in the UK[1].

[1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/part/I/chapter/V

Ian.

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