Re: Copyright update - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Copyright update
Date
Msg-id 1230840992.28816.21.camel@jd-laptop.pragmaticzealot.org
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In response to Re: Copyright update  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Copyright update  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 14:47 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Andrew Chernow wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Greg Stark wrote:
> > >> Is that actually legal if we haven't modified the files? Or is the  
> > >> whole source tree considiered one work?
> > > 
> > > One work, I assume.
> > > 
> > 
> > I am not a lawyer, but if its one work, why is there a notice in every source 
> > file?  ISTM that if it were one work there would only have to be one notice.
> 
> Because people often take source files and copy them for use in other
> projects.

I think the correct resolution to the question is to ask legal. Yes?

Joshua D. Drake

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