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On 09/26/2018 03:25 PM, Ulrich Mueller wrote: |
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> Here is another small update of the copyright GLEP, resulting from a |
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> recent discussion on IRC. This is not a change of policy, but merely |
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> a clarification of the real name requirement: |
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> - The Signed-off-by line must contain the name of a natural person. |
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> - A copyright holder can be a legal entity (e.g., a company) in some |
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> jurisdictions. |
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IANAL, but as per the Berne Convention, anonymous and pseudonymous works |
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are granted copyright protection. What's the rationale behind mandating |
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a real name? |
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NP-Hardass |
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