From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CC4BC43143 for ; Mon, 1 Oct 2018 04:05:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6B952084C for ; Mon, 1 Oct 2018 04:05:24 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=redchan.it header.i=@redchan.it header.b="l1e2zUzz" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org C6B952084C Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=redchan.it Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728639AbeJAKlH (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Oct 2018 06:41:07 -0400 Received: from cock.li ([185.100.85.212]:41274 "EHLO cock.li" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726930AbeJAKlH (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Oct 2018 06:41:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=redchan.it; s=mail; t=1538366720; bh=x2iRQJm2wQGtoJ/4x9n8JuLkiOWimm7rSvUxvCJ45Tw=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:From; b=l1e2zUzz7xsonAeATbzca/RL4/T/Qa/SxnsygZmOC8eRdPIZ/oD31Z7O2ReJp8nq0 qMqnFOxd3kNq/baMSlD0YmF9MGd2eX82U9kjqFk073WZ3TxcOlC807f2IX88dueM4y pKwE8tJyNeOKJGk5d8EUVyrfz25qs9+yTnxlMYB1eRg4cr8ksUveoTKPL7tWofy5WV H0cFpJST1o43wroTvihmOAA5j+BV3+3l5SOHjN5VPDhHjjRqv4Cg/lKsf7fK34dkS4 dqcJAnbeIUFaZy7S19djxTp3YSnZvTrssFaUlBMdVJuv17ZKn9dKsaYJ3ZYAvSC+cG Rdlvb9UJy2uMA== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:05:20 +0000 From: freedomfromruin@redchan.it To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: rms@gnu.org, bruce@perens.com, esr@thyrsus.com, moglen@columbia.edu, bkuhn@sfconservancy.org, editor@lwn.net Subject: Why the FSF collects copyright assignments. Message-ID: <0eed2e2037a36216ecb42394784cc373@redchan.it> X-Sender: freedomfromruin@redchan.it User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The paramount reason Eben Moglen has the FSF accepting contributions only with copyright assignment is because the grantor of a license that is a gratuity (no consideration (read: usually money) given) can remove the permission regarding the use of his property at his pleasure. (Regardless of the story that was promulgated for the public ("only to have standing to sue under copyright, since the GPL is a bare license and does not give rise to contract damages") - which was and is a half-truth only (Yes: you do need to own the rights to a work to sue under copyright, Yes the GPL is a bare license, No: that's not the whole reason why one would want the author to no-longer hold the copyright))