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Re: Gentoo Linux copyright / CDDL question


From: Drazen Kacar
Subject: Re: Gentoo Linux copyright / CDDL question
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:13:45 +0000 (UTC)
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James Carlson wrote:

>  Open Solaris requries a joint copyright arrangement.  You can read the
>  details here:
> 
>    http://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/sun_contributor_agreement/
> 
>  As the author you, of course, retain your copyright interest.  You
>  don't have to give that away.

Eh? But it says:

   You agree never to assert against Sun or its licensees or transferees
   any moral rights therein.

That's void under my local copyright law, but the provision certainly is
giving copyright rights away. And then:

   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
   California and applicable U.S. Federal law, without application of
   choice of law rules.

That, in case one does not live in the State of California, happens to be
a pretty large giveaway.

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