Re: [BackupPC-users] Copyright protection

Stefan - Based on all this discussion, is your recommendation the GPL lic alone is enough, and we don't need anything additional?

All - Does anyone know what the situation is with this Zamanda site http://backuppc.com/ ?

David

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Stefan Peter <s_peter AT swissonline DOT ch> wrote:

Dear David Cramblett

On 19.05.2016 23:59, David Cramblett wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Stefan Peter <s_peter AT swissonline DOT ch
> <mailto:s_peter AT swissonline DOT ch>> wrote:
>
> On 19.05.2016 19:01, David Cramblett wrote:
> > Yeah, or "CofO", or "Sign-Off", or whatever term folks feel the most
> > comfortable with. It doesn't have to be "CLA", it could be whatever make
> > since. Just something protecting the project from the unlikely "evil
> > company scenario".
>
> Sorry, but I seem to have missed something. What "evil company" scenario
> exactly do you talk about?
>
>
> We're talking about a scenario where an individual submits code to the
> project while working for "abc company", who later says they own the
> copyright of the code and not the individual.

So what? In order to "capture" the project and make it their own, they
would have to get the consent of all other copyright holders
(contributors). Unless you actually introduce this CLA and the "enemy"
company manages to get hold of it, you have nothing to fear.

The worst that can happen is that the new copyright holder wants to
retrieve his contribution. So you remove the individuals code and
replace it with independent, fresh code from another contributor. But I
have never heard of an event like this and I'm not sure if it actually
is possible to retract a license. And whatever company actually would
try to get off a stunt like this would probably be taken to the internet
sponger so fast they would not survive it.

With kind regards

Stefan Peter

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