Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-04-01 Thread John Hasler
Tollef Fog Heen writes: > Are you able to claim that source code written is not under copyright in > any way? It's less than 70 years after the author's death (even for > really old code from, say, 1950) and if it clearly is copyrightable, it > will be under copyright. If it was written by a US g

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-04-01 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Anthony DeRobertis | Well, isn't prohibiting the "I didn't know it is copyrighted" defence | the only legal effect of having the notice nowadays, anyway? Are you able to claim that source code written is not under copyright in any way? It's less than 70 years after the author's death (even fo

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-30 Thread Joerg Sommer
Hello Anthony, Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeremy Stanley wrote: >>This has to include a copyright year, also. >> >> ...and following additional discussion, the resolution is: >> >>After considering the suggestion, I have decided to close this >>bug. >> > The yea

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-29 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 03:51:30PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: >> Only for some pretty strange values of "worthless". AFAIU the only >> legal effect of the notice requirements you cite is as defined by >> subsection (d): if a compliant notice is

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-28 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 03:51:30PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > Only for some pretty strange values of "worthless". AFAIU the only > legal effect of the notice requirements you cite is as defined by > subsection (d): if a compliant notice is present, a defendant is > excluded from the defense t

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-28 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The year really should be included. At least in the US, not having a > year in the notice appears to make the notice worthless. Quoting Title > 17 USC Sec. 401(b): Only for some pretty strange values of "worthless". AFAIU the only legal effect of

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-27 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
Jeremy Stanley wrote: This has to include a copyright year, also. ...and following additional discussion, the resolution is: After considering the suggestion, I have decided to close this bug. The year really should be included. At least in the US, not having a year in the notice a

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-27 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-27 17:40]: > Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10605 March 1977, Nico Golde wrote: > >> * Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-26 20:31]: > >>> A while ago Peter 'weasel' Palfrader wrote a nice little "How (not) to > >>> write copy

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-26 Thread Frank Küster
Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10605 March 1977, Nico Golde wrote: > >> * Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-26 20:31]: >>> A while ago Peter 'weasel' Palfrader wrote a nice little "How (not) to >>> write copyright files"[1]. Please read that *now*. >>> [1] http://lists.debi

Re: Maintainers Guide (was: How (not) to write copyright files - take two)

2006-03-26 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
I just can't locate copyright statement anywhere within the package -- only license file (MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1) is copyright assumed to belong to upstream author? what years then should be mentioned? -- .-. =-- /v\

Re: Maintainers Guide (was: How (not) to write copyright files - take two)

2006-03-26 Thread Jeremy Stanley
On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 08:48:31PM +0200, Nico Golde wrote: > * Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-26 20:31]: > > A while ago Peter 'weasel' Palfrader wrote a nice little "How (not) to > > write copyright files"[1]. Please read that *now*. > > > > [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-a

Re: Maintainers Guide

2006-03-26 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 10605 March 1977, Nico Golde wrote: > * Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-26 20:31]: >> A while ago Peter 'weasel' Palfrader wrote a nice little "How (not) to >> write copyright files"[1]. Please read that *now*. >> [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2003/12/msg7.htm