On 12/28/06, Tom Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys!
I've finished the domain keys library, and I'd like to submit it with
a JIRA issue as requested.
I'm unsure regarding the prefix (copyright/license/etc) each file
should contain, especially considering the potential issues regarding
Yahoo intellectual property.
Please advise as to how I should continue...
sounds substantial. probably good to have a CLA on file. see
http://www.apache.org/licenses/index.html#clas.
IANAL but i'll try to help...
AIUI intellectual property is a loose term grouping several distinct
areas of law:
* trademarks
* trade secrets
* patents
* copyright
unless you hold patents, are party to trade secrets or plan to
infringe trademarks then copyright's the main issue right now.
the first question you should ask yourself is whether the code is an
original work developed for apache over which you hold copyright.
(developers in some jurisdictions - in particular, many US states - do
not have any rights regardless of whether the work is produced in work
or at home. in this case, you may need to seek permission from your
employer.)
(an original work means that you have begun with nothing and created
all the code yourself. there is legal complexity with regard to
implementations of standards but that can be sorted out later.)
(if the code has a history outside apache then a software grant will be needed.)
other questions are usually implementation independent and the james
developers can ask on legal discuss.
I'm new to this, so if I have incorrectly moved this DomainKeys issue
to the server developers list, let me know.
sounds like the right place to me
- robert
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