On 11/4/15, 12:11 AM, "Justin Mclean" <justinmcl...@me.com> wrote:
> >> For sure, I agree with the basic principles you state. I believe the >> authors of events.js do not have copyright to the lines in these files. >> If you look at the content of events.as and compare it to events.js, >> events.as is so heavily modified by apache committers such that I don’t >> think the authors of events.js can truly lay claim to any significant >> portion of it. > >INAL but AFAIW modification even if it extensive usually doesn’t remove >the original copyright. > >For example [1], although it might be different under US law. >"There are no provisions or exceptions in the Copyright Act that cover >adapting or modifying material” > >It even goes on to say: >"For computer programs - which are considered literary works - an >adaptation is a version of the work that is not a reproduction. The >adaptation may or may not be in the same language, code or notation the >work was originally expressed in." > >The Apache license also explicitly deals with this, here’s the relevant >bits: > >4. Redistribution. > • You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating >that You changed the files; > • You must retain, in the Source form of any Derivative Works that You >distribute, all copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices >from the Source form of the Work, excluding those notices that do not >pertain to any part of the Derivative Works; > >However the fact that the GCL is permissively licensed means that’s it’s >OK we can modify it as long we keep the original copyright intact. > >Options I see are: >1.Leave the original Google copyright header on it, and as it Apache >Licensed there no need to mention these files in LICENSE. I think it may have to do with whether the AS version is a new implementation or just a copy. I asked an Adobe attorney and she just wrote back to say it looks more like a copy to her so I will put the Google copyrights in these files. It is still my understanding that non-ASF AL code should be mentioned in LICENSE [2]. [2] http://s.apache.org/7mq -Alex
