Who owns the works? If OpenGeo owns the copyright in works by its staff in the course of their employment, then in my view those staff do not need an individual contribution agreement for GeoTools if one has been signed by OpenGeo.
All of my group are now covered by a blanket agreement. Some previous contractors signed up individually as copyright ownership was not specified in their old contracts. All current staff and contractors assign all their copyrights to my organisation, which then assigns it to OSGeo under a single agreement. Individual agreements do not hurt, and are essential if like Jody you contribute work to GeoTools on your own time and your employer does not claim ownership (mine does for anything related to my employment). Some employers like universities disclaim all ownership of works produced by employees, to preserve academic freedom. Some claim everything, even for years after leaving employment (e.g. non-compete clauses). Individual circumstances vary. On 15/05/12 10:21, Jody Garnett wrote: > Last I checked we asked for both; I can of course be wrong :) > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 15/05/2012, at 9:42 AM, Justin > Deoliveira<jdeol...@opengeo.org<mailto:jdeol...@opengeo.org>> wrote: > > I thought folks from Openlans/OpenGeo fell under a blanket agreement... am I > wrong? Is that just geoserver? > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Jody > Garnett<jody.garn...@gmail.com<mailto:jody.garn...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Usually we add you into the is the moment you email to say your contribution > agreement is in the mail. -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben.caradoc-dav...@csiro.au> Software Engineer CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering Australian Resources Research Centre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ GeoTools-Devel mailing list GeoTools-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
