Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:14:59 -0500 From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net> To: "Andrew Kenneth Milton" <akm@theinternet.com.au>, "Brian Somers" <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: <cjclark@alum.mit.edu>, <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>, <brian@freebsd-services.com> Subject: Re: Copyright Contradiction in libalias Message-ID: <006e01c12a43$48f9cb30$3028680a@tgt.com> References: <cristjc@earthlink.net> <200108202249.f7KMnjU93566@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20010821091441.F21855@zeus.theinternet.com.au>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > Well since copyright was abandoned (being placed into the public domain is > abandonment of copyright), the changed file can be copyrighted by whomever > makes changes. The new file is then covered by the license from that point > forward. > Copyright is certainly not abaondoned when you place something in the public domain. Your rights vary depending upon the license you choose, but you certainly do NOT lose your copyright. If you are the author of a piece of software and you release the code to public domain, you still have the right to sell the same code under a different license as well. So, if Microsoft decides they want your software without the existing license (public domain) you can relicense it to them for a fee under whatever terms you want, and they must deal with you on it because of the copyright that you hold. Tom Veldhouse veldy@veldy.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?006e01c12a43$48f9cb30$3028680a>