For Approval: MindTree Public License

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Sun Oct 16 03:03:01 UTC 2005


Quoting Ben Tilly (btilly at gmail.com):

> > OK.  Pardon the US-centrism, but, in accordance with 7 USC, section 201
> > (d) (2), 204 (a), any transfer of exclusive rights in a copyrighted work
> > must be in writing and signed by the owner of the rights.
> 
> Cool.  So the license fails #3 of the OSD because their theory on how
> that right will be granted fails for many people, and that right isn't
> granted in any other way. 

Just a brief note to say that I of course meant chapter _17_ of the
United States Code, not chapter 7.  The main section to look at is 
17 USC 204(a):  http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html#204




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