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On 20/01/15 14:14, Engel Nyst wrote: > CLA stands for contributor *license* agreement. It's a non-exclusive > license, plus some stuff. A non-exclusive licensee doesn't have standing > for license enforcement. One needs to be copyright holder or exclusive > licensee to pursue legal action. (in US) a) If that CLA includes the appropriate legal terminology and phrasing, the organization can pursue legal action, as the _agent_ of the copyright holder; b) If the CLA grants either full ownership of the copyright, or co-copyright owner status to the organization, using the appropriate legal terminology and phrasing, then the organization has the standing to pursue legal remedies on its own. >It creates a nebulous feeling that maybe CLAs "help" too. I don't think they do. How helpful CLAs are, depends upon the specific legal issue(s) that are being addressed. jonathon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUv0xUAAoJEE1PKy9+kxplAH4QAK0Qj4iwg62PugccKz5+NzuX CLPHQjI2+yP1W1fOVJqr89MLp/vE0tcbH3MsL+2whuQVXKuy+NUwbikk70YmAI+F UEqc84oQtSWccBDs/NHwCrzh9wyXq7mnllK8JNeRA4lRxGBaaFFt3yVd9Avz7tZM xsYIWq02gYvEtfgytkQ+WVRZ1WQLCrjQXosj3wuMx0GXKTyt28cN4kTGvZJOy553 StTDpy7RmWJqblH91TqB/Cwel4Zo4TXYhAc/SI0yKAldb4mohFc6Ju0AdRMvT3jG +Eig5mA5RsoGjZCsmf6CAi2/xEVsvW/hK7qKrcJlDP+z7Pi75jB29ty2otZlDhyR 6aFv/XGSS1XOrjimYICqj4gPhMWl845ehwgnIPHxz+XX5NJJmRwN2SZr5jVWCJyR ZqrktwC6xjbdTYUVLtGFoLaUGg4+JQXPfBzy1BorpaJUjFEU7xi8enaZuh0IxrNP 7HLRM66CfMZdBpkH/sU+BIijvqFNDdrpJ+wLpZr1lJaeyuAL3HOv1Npcvi08ZZSd aCikxKV3a90fLHViIKCgAhXCzX2ZzBGh7bMLP8uuiT5PVsYJ3j0F2zzOMsJlvZdj 9r3mIFrKwq3amJu+ywudXHTdSX1nG9AXcAGXzcw030VABbVEYDxqu6cJ+a71F4mJ iV4qMu7RvRBQqkN5pxuC =mtqh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss