<IANAL> If and when, Nant chooses to migrate to a different license, it will have to handle the copyrights of the contributers.
Scott Hernandez and I briefly discussed this on the Draco.Net list. Scott wanted references, and I haven't responded because I had to take some time to look them up. Based on my research, I concluded the following: 1. NAnt is not a "work for hire" 2. Nant is a "joint work" 3. The implicit "aggreement of joint work" was the license then in effect. 4. Contributers own the copyright on their contributions. 5. Changing the implicit "aggreement of joint work" violates the contributers' copyright. 6. To change the implicit agreement, written consent is needed. <REF> <general> http://www.denniskennedy.com/opensourcelaw.htm http://www.fsf.org/licenses/license-list.html http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/enforcing-gpl.html http://www.openrevolt.org/ http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/why-assign.html http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/index.html http://biz.findlaw.com/intellectual_property/articles.html http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/10cyberspace/licensing/publications.html http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyright/copyright_3.html http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/01copyright/index.html </general> <software-copyright> http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2000-all/hollander-2000-02-all.html http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/COPYSOF.htm http://www.netatty.com/copy.html http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyown/index.html </software-copyright> <ownership> http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2000-all/landau-2000-04-all.html </ownership> <work-for-hire> http://www.gigalw.com/articles/2000-all/loc-2000-02-all.html </work-for-hire> <commentary> http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:5943:200210:pcddoaoajaglbhghpe oe http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:5928:200210:pcddoaoajaglbhghpe oe http://biz.findlaw.com/intellectual_property/nolo/ency/B09BB4E7-5744-4131-8B 29ACD7CC408853.html http://biz.findlaw.com/intellectual_property/nolo/faq/BABFA71E-97C9-479F-8A9 D4C3DB2498663.html http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyown/copyown_3.html http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyright/index.html http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:33:199904:mjebdegliikloobhagjp </commentary> </REF> Hope this Helps, -- Tom. </IANAL> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ nant-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
