* Why the FSF collects copyright assignments.
@ 2018-10-01 4:00 freedomfromruin
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From: freedomfromruin @ 2018-10-01 4:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: rms, bruce, esr, moglen, bkuhn, editor
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 was promulgated for the public)
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* Why the FSF collects copyright assignments.
@ 2018-10-01 4:05 freedomfromruin
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From: freedomfromruin @ 2018-10-01 4:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: rms, bruce, esr, moglen, bkuhn, editor
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))
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