Where is FreeBSD going?

David Schwartz davids at webmaster.com
Mon Jan 12 13:04:32 PST 2004


> Well, I know that it's legal to omit one's own copyright claim, but
> for some organization to lay claim to copyrights owned by you or me
> seems very wrong.  It's a violation of BSD-type licenses and a
> violation of the concept of attribution that is behind the licenses.
> A legal entity has made the false claim of copyright ownership,
> whether that's an informal organization or the person who wrote the
> claim with a pseudonym.  I'm not sure how you or I have been damaged,
> but I supose that a lawyer could find a way.

	Anyone who can legally created derived or aggregated works from a work to
which you hold copyright may place their own copyright on those derived or
aggregated works. This in no way affects your original copyright.

	DS




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