From: Paul Rudin <paul-sqPYmOVXOov10XsdtD+oqA@public.gmane.org>
To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Hiring a programmer
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 07:22:03 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86bnlz5gx0.fsf@rudin.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CACbjG0s_Pw_+D=xrF+CeLASuQoWn3xa+HSK1BumNnEX+Gz6mww@mail.gmail.com
Yuri Niyazov <yuri.niyazov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
> I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
> my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
> repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
> from the programmer?
It depends on who owns the copyright. If you care about the answer then
you should be explicit about this in your agreement with the
programmer.
In the absence of specific agreement then in many jurisdictions the
substantive copyright would be owned by you.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-01-16 7:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-01-12 21:44 Hiring a programmer Yuri Niyazov
2015-01-12 22:00 ` Peter Davis
2015-01-13 6:55 ` Achim Gratz
2015-01-15 8:22 ` Vaidheeswaran
2015-01-16 7:22 ` Paul Rudin [this message]
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