> From: Robert Burrell Donkin [mailto:robertburrelldon...@gmail.com] > Sent: 22 September 2011 11:20 > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: IP Clearance - transferral or licensing of copyright > ownership? > > Hi Sander
Hi Robert, Many thanks for your detailed reply, that's been very helpful. <snip> > > On the other hand, the ASF general FAQ states that the copyright of > ASF > > projects is owned by the ASF, more specifically "The members own the > > code" [5]. > > It is the collective copyright that is owned by Apache > > Projects are composed by a selection process undertaken by the PMC > from a variety of contributions. Each contributor owns the copyright > in their patch but the creative act of composition entitles Apache to > claim collective copyright for the final work. This collective > copyright claim is noted in the NOTICE. The header for each document > should acknowledge that Apache has licensed (from the original > contributions) the rights required to offer the document to the public > under the Apache License, Version 2 but almost always will not contain > a copyright claim. I think it's mostly the distinction between copyright on the individual contributions and the 'collective copyright' which was the missing piece in my puzzle. :) <snip> > The documentation needs improvement in this area. I'd be glad to > review patches and work with anyone would could find some cycles to > contribute. Anyone want to start by diving in with suggestions? I'll try to come up with some initial suggestions for the resources I've consulted following your explanation. Sander > Robert > > [1] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org