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Re: [libiberty copyright assignment audit] cp-demangle.c status
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: law at redhat dot com, zack at codesourcery dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, neroden at twcny dot rr dot com
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:11:57 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: [libiberty copyright assignment audit] cp-demangle.c status
> My only change to cp-demangle was to have it include sys/types.h -- totally
> insignificant from a copyright standpoint.
Hmm, I am not sure I agree. From a copyright point of view, it may be the case
that a #include is entirely equivalent to including the entire text of
what is included (see GEAC vs Grace, Newark district court, unfortunately
no written decision from Appelate court here, but a ruling in GEAC's favor
[despite Jury verdict to the contrary] that says not only this, but also says
that just calling a routine is equivalent from a copyright point of view to
including its entire text.
No point in debating this specific point, but my general point is that it is
risky to make any legal judgments about copyrights even if what you say is
obviously reasonable. best to make sure all necessary documentation is in
place so no issue ever arises.