[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Daniel John Debrunner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>The original contribution of Derby was from IBM, hence IBM has the >>copyright on all those original files. The ASF policy is not to have >>individiual copyright statements in each source file and the new policy >>(I think) is to remove the copyright statement in each source file, >>leaving just the reference to the Apache Licence in the source file. >> >>Dan. > > > [mjs] > That would not be a good idea, and I suggest that you have IP attorneys from > IBM make a final recommendation on this. (No need for Apache to spend money > if IBM has the resources and its in IBM's best interest to do something.) > > Here's why:
<legal stuff snipped> Michael, you should probably check out the legal-disucss mailing list archives, I'm sure all of this was covered. Dan.
