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On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 5:40 PM, Ciaran McCreesh < |
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ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:34:14 -0700 |
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> Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o> wrote: |
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> > In order to contribute to GNU projects, one must sign a copyright |
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> > assignment statement. |
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> > Gentoo doesn't have anything similar as far as I'm aware, which makes |
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> > me question the legitimacy of "Gentoo Foundation" copyrights. |
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That style makes no sense to begin with. Something is copyrighted as of the |
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date it is created (whether originally or as an updated edited work), from |
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that date until X years in the future depending on what country you're in. |
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At worst, that range implies "This file was created in 1999 but in 20xx |
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we're making it public domain". Assuming Gentoo still exists in 200 years |
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and a certain mouse doesn't extend copyright durations again, a header that |
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says "1999-2216" would be quite invalid. Just use the single year as of the |
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date of editing. See http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl100.html. |
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