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| DATE | 2015-03-18 |
| FROM | Rick Moen
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Apple crimes
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Quoting prmarino1-at-gmail.com (prmarino1-at-gmail.com):
> We were essentially saying the same thing I just dumbed it down.?
> Essentially once it is included in the upstream project with any
> additional modifications it becomes a new whole piece of software.
But with more owners. (Technically, no, it is not a 'whole new piece of
software'. In legal terms, it is a derivative work. Which please see.)
> So in a sense both now hold an individual copyright on the code;
> however you are quite wrong on the assertion that people don't give
> away the rights to their code.
Cite controlling law, please. I did. You, by contrast, are merely
asserting I (and the Copyright Act, which I cited) are mistaken without
stating any reason, let alone the damned impressive one required to
overrule primary Federal statute law. Kindly state your legal authority.
> In fact it happens all the time with open source software due to
> submission agreements most people don't read.
Example, please?
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