Re: [gentoo-project] call for agenda items -- council meeting 2019-04-14

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

On 4/9/19 11:53 PM, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
> On 4/9/19 11:50 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 5:46 PM Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you are to provide anything related to this, I'd suggest also
>>> providing (i) a template copyright assignment document that assigns the
>>> copyright of any work to the foundation (will only be valid in countries
>>> where this is allowed, including US), and (ii) a policy document when
>>> the real name can be disclosed when needed (e.g in a court case
>>> disputing the copyright).
>>>
>>
>> I think that this is starting to go off on a tangent, but a lot has
>> already been done on that front using the FSFe FLA as a starting
>> point.  I wouldn't suggest that somebody just create something from
>> scratch.  (And for those who are worried, the general thinking to date
>> is that it would be 100% voluntary.)
>>
>> That said, I really don't see how assignment helps here.  I suggest
>> taking any discussion around that to a separate thread unless there is
>> a clear tie-in, and I don't think this is a direction Council is
>> likely to go in anyway.
>>
>
> if the foundation approves pseudonym actors, an assignment from said
> person could have legal bearing but the identify wouldn't necessarily

s/identify/identity/

> need to be immediately disclosed except an additional tag that the
> person has signed an assignment document. of course that presumes that
> the rationale for pseudonym isn't copyright avoidance to begin with.
>


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