Re: [xmlvm-users] Licence issues

[Gergely K. <ger...@ma...>]

Hi,

I am not a lawyer (only my wife is). However, I think that you need some
kind of legal entity called XMLVM so that the copyright laws can work. It
may also depend on the country as well, but I think that forming some kind
of legal entity is the right way to go.

One possibility to avoid that is to use an already existing umbrella
organization like Apache Foundation or the Software Freedom Law Center (
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/services/)
However, this method would probably have an impact on the potential future
commercialization of the project.

Best Regards,
Gergely

2009/10/7 Sascha Haeberling <sa...@xm...>

> This is actually a good point Gergely, thanks for mentioning it. So far we
> thought, if we write (C) XMLVM and then mention in a COPYING or LICENSE file
> who the people are that "own" XMLVM that should be enough. But I might be
> wrong and would like to figure this out. Do you think the only way to do
> this properly is to create a legal entity (like a company)?
> Maybe you have some pointers for us, that would be great.
>
> Thanks
> // Sascha
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Gergely Kis <ger...@ma...>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 2009/10/7 Gergely Kis <ger...@ma...>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a few thoughts (not terribly organized):
>>> - it would be nice to have a commercial entity who owns the code legally.
>>> Right now the CLAs have to be addressed to you (Arno Puder) personally. This
>>> could be a problem for potential contributor businesses.
>>>
>> Ok, I was wrong here. It just needs to be sent to your address, but
>> addressed to XMLVM, which is not a legal entity as far as I know. So I think
>> my point is still valid.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Gergely
>>
>>
>>
>>
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