1 Nov
2001
1 Nov
'01
10:06 p.m.
On 1 Nov 2001, A.J. Rossini wrote:
"JJL" == John J Lee <jjl@pobox.com> writes:
[about copyright ownership by employees (universities in particular)]
Yes, this can be a real problem if university lawyers want to make it a problem. [...] (the so-called "viral" nature is one means of getting around IP problems if you are producing research-quality (which I'll unfairly claim is generally of lower quality than commercial) software for others to use). [...]
I don't understand: if you don't have permission to license something, you can't 'get around it' by claiming you've GPL'd it -- you don't have the authority to do so. Am I right? John