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Re: GFDL and Anonymity --- another problem?



mru@users.sourceforge.net (Måns Rullgård) a tapoté :

> Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org> writes:
> 
> >> The copyright holder can be an individual or a group, but in any case
> >> an entity recognized by the law.
> >
> > Sure. But he doesn't have to identify himself, and certainly not by
> > his actual name.
> 
> I've seen lots of files copyrighted by "Monty" or "Xiphophorus".  Does
> anyone know who they are?

It can be a team. It seems perfectly ok as long as you can identify 
members of this team.

Xiphophorus is a company, isn't it?
 
> IMHO, it's just silly to not use your real name.  What is there to
> fear?

Hum, I suppose it is useful when you are doing something illegal in
the country where you live. And it is also useful when someone wrote
the code for a company (which is the actual copyright holder).



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