On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 11:08:41 -0600, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote: >> There is a possible loophole here, though it is, I think, of little >> significance: As part of your job you gain possession of a CD of GPL (or >> other Free) software. Without the knowledge or permission of your >> employer you take the CD home and copy it onto a blank CD that you own. >> if your employer finds out he can fire you for this, but it seems to me >> that you still own the copy you made and he can't take it away. > > David Kastrup writes: >> He can ask the court to have it turned over. > > The owner of the copyright might be able to as his copyright may have been > infringed. I'm assuming that he and the employer are different. I don't > think that the employer has any claim, though. He still has his property > and has recourse under employment law for his employee's action.
In a civil action, the employer might well be able to recovery any value that you derive from the trespass or conversion of the employer's property. Isaac _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
