Comments on: On the importance of copyright assignment http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/ A blog for the enterprise open source community Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:03:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 451 CAOS Theory » Copyrights and wrongs http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-528633 451 CAOS Theory » Copyrights and wrongs Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:15:31 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-528633 [...] copyright assignment see: Dave Neary: Copyright assignment and other barriers to entry CAOS Theory: On the importance of copyright assignment Daniel Chalef: OSBC, Community Engagement and Contributor Agreements Michael Meeks: Some thoughts [...] [...] copyright assignment see: Dave Neary: Copyright assignment and other barriers to entry CAOS Theory: On the importance of copyright assignment Daniel Chalef: OSBC, Community Engagement and Contributor Agreements Michael Meeks: Some thoughts [...]

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » 451 CAOS Links 2009.04.09 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-392729 451 CAOS Theory » 451 CAOS Links 2009.04.09 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:06:42 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-392729 [...] views on the pluses and minuses of copyright assignment from Dave Neary and Aaron Seigo, following our post on the [...] [...] views on the pluses and minuses of copyright assignment from Dave Neary and Aaron Seigo, following our post on the [...]

]]> By: Safe as Milk » Blog Archive » Copyright assignment and other barriers to entry http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391886 Safe as Milk » Blog Archive » Copyright assignment and other barriers to entry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:08:20 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391886 [...] Chalef and Matthew Aslett responded to my suggestion at OSBC that copyright assignment was unnecessary, and potentially [...] [...] Chalef and Matthew Aslett responded to my suggestion at OSBC that copyright assignment was unnecessary, and potentially [...]

]]> By: Matthew Aslett http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391692 Matthew Aslett Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:08:12 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391692 Good point Jack, those were typos on my part (Luke Kaines mentioned attribution at the start of his post but was actually referring to assignment, which is what triggered my typos) and I have corrected them. I was referring to copyright *assignment*, which is very different to attribution as you point out Good point Jack, those were typos on my part (Luke Kaines mentioned attribution at the start of his post but was actually referring to assignment, which is what triggered my typos) and I have corrected them. I was referring to copyright *assignment*, which is very different to attribution as you point out

]]> By: links for 2009-04-07 « The Shining Path of Least Resistance http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391680 links for 2009-04-07 « The Shining Path of Least Resistance Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:01:51 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391680 [...] 451 CAOS Theory » On the importance of copyright assignment Explaining the value of copyright attribution for open source projects. (tags: copyright opensourcebusiness) [...] [...] 451 CAOS Theory » On the importance of copyright assignment Explaining the value of copyright attribution for open source projects. (tags: copyright opensourcebusiness) [...]

]]> By: Frank Daley http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391679 Frank Daley Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:00:18 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391679 Many thanks for posting the information about Sun's contributor agreement. Indeed it sounds like an excellent solution for many open source projects. Many thanks for posting the information about Sun’s contributor agreement.

Indeed it sounds like an excellent solution for many open source projects.

]]> By: Jack Repenning http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391444 Jack Repenning Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:15:34 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391444 You seem to pop back and forth between "copyright attribution" and "copyright assignment," here. It seems to me these are very different things, with very different restrictions and very different implications, yet I think your implication is that they're equivalent. If I'm reading you right, can you comment on why they seem equivalent to you? You seem to pop back and forth between “copyright attribution” and “copyright assignment,” here. It seems to me these are very different things, with very different restrictions and very different implications, yet I think your implication is that they’re equivalent. If I’m reading you right, can you comment on why they seem equivalent to you?

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » On the importance of copyright assignment « Copyright http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391416 451 CAOS Theory » On the importance of copyright assignment « Copyright Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:38:24 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391416 [...] Read­ the o­rig­inal p­o­s­t:  451 C­AO­S Theo­r­y­ » O­n­ the i­mpo­r­tan­... [...] [...] Read­ the o­rig­inal p­o­s­t:  451 C­AO­S Theo­r­y­ » O­n­ the i­mpo­r­tan­… [...]

]]> By: Tarus http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/04/06/on-the-importance-of-copyright-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-391393 Tarus Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:30:48 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1104#comment-391393 At OpenNMS we struggled with this until one of our OGP members pointed out Sun's contributor agreement which introduces the concept of dual-copyright. This allows the copyright to all of the OpenNMS code to be held by one organization without taking anything away from the author. I pestered some folks I know at Sun until they actually put a license on their agreement (Creative Commons) at which point we promptly borrowed it. We view this as a win-win for everyone involved and it helps us to stay 100% open source. At OpenNMS we struggled with this until one of our OGP members pointed out Sun’s contributor agreement which introduces the concept of dual-copyright. This allows the copyright to all of the OpenNMS code to be held by one organization without taking anything away from the author. I pestered some folks I know at Sun until they actually put a license on their agreement (Creative Commons) at which point we promptly borrowed it. We view this as a win-win for everyone involved and it helps us to stay 100% open source.

]]>