Re: zwiki copyright status
Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> >In message <20041112201118.GE23480@mcelrath.org>, Bob McElrath
>
> >An email which clearly says "I assign my copyright in this patch ..." is
> >probably good enough, provided it's signed so you can prove it's not
> >forged.
>
> http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/signatures/signature_4.html is interesting.
In Europe, we have directive 99/93/EG which stipulates that
digital signatures must be as valid as paper signatures
if certain security requirements are met. But I'm not sure
if all EU member states have implemented this directive
yet.
See
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/legal/en/ecommerce/digsig.html
Arnoud
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