Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:32:08 -0600 (CST) From: Licia <licia@o-o.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: mike@smith.net.au, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Donating Copyrights? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902260925500.22667-100000@o-o.org> In-Reply-To: <199902260646.XAA21837@usr05.primenet.com>
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On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Terry Lambert wrote:
> > Hmm, but what if that entity doesn't -want- the copyright, and does not want
> > their name/trademarks/etc associated with it? :) I was asking more about some
> > sort of review/permission process :)
>
> It's also a bit hard to make someone hold you harmless, as the author
> of the work, from damages resulting from its use, unless it's a
> condition of the license.
>
> Also, copyrights have to be held by humans, and assigned to legal
> entities, just like patents. The length of a copyright is 50 years
> following the death of the author.
>
I suppose I need to clarify more. (making a note to myself to be more complete
in the future.)
I was specifically asking if there is a formal or traditional procedure to be
followed by individuals wishing to donate the copyright of an original work to
the FreeBSD Project.
I'm not asking about copyright law, but about procedures regarding donating
them specifically to the FreeBSD project.
As an example, if I develop an application, kernel module, bit of
documentation, advocacy flyer, etc and want to donate the copyright to that
material to the FreeBSD Project, does FreeBSD have an established process for
handling this?
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