Re: [3.0.0.0] Policy manual copyright notice.
>>>>> Manoj Srivastava writes:
>>> "Steve" == Steve Greenland <stevegr@debian.org> writes:
Steve> I'd be happy to see "Debian". "The Debian Policy List" seems
Steve> too nebulous, and SPI seems to out-of-the-loop.
Just don't forget that copyright can only be assigned to legal
entities. ``Debian'' is not a legal entity, but an individual or an
``Inc.'' like SPI is.
If you put something like `Copyright (C) 1999 The Debian Project',
without naming a legal entity, then it'll probably be treated as a
pseudonym, which has different meanings in different countries.
Steve> Hmmm, is it necessary that contributors formally assign
Steve> copyright to whoever ?
For significant (say, more than 40 line) changes, either their name as
an individual should be added, or else an assignment should be made.
Informal assignments are probably fine: something like ``by submitting
a proposal, you agree to assign your changes to Software in the Public
Interest, Inc.''
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