On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Richard Yao <r...@gentoo.org> wrote: > One of the functions of the foundation exists to handle legal matters. > Is there anything that prevents the foundation from claiming ownership > over work done on Gentoo Infrastructure in the same sense that a > corporation would for its employees?
The fact that Gentoo developers aren't employees would be a big problem with that. This isn't work for hire, and maintaining this highly productive email list probably isn't compensation enough to qualify. The only way Gentoo can hold copyright is if individuals donate the rights to their work. And, as has been pointed out, even that gets tricky in some jurisdictions. Rich
