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[Savannah-register-public] Re: [task #10260] Submission of GPSD
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Eric Raymond |
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[Savannah-register-public] Re: [task #10260] Submission of GPSD |
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Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:58:48 -0400 |
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Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>:
> Sorry for the delay (mostly mine).
>
> The conclusion of the legal team is that it's ok to include "a generally
> known alternative designation of the owner" in the copyright notice, although
> "this kind of notice could make it more difficult to prove in court that any
> infringement was willful -- which would in turn make it difficult to obtain
> statutory damages for the infringement", hence we don't recommend it.
>
> I approved your project, you'll receive a mail confirmation shortly :)
Merci beaucoup!
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>