Yuri Niyazov 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?
IANAL… you'd normally own the resulting program, so you'd be the one to assign the copyright to the FSF as well (just as Google does for their employees). But in some jurisdictions the programmer retains some rights (and the moral rights on the works are non-transferrable) and there the contract would need to spell out which parts of the copyright are transferred to you so you can assign to the FSF. If the programmer already has the copyright transferred to the FSF then things get even more interesting. In short, have a lawyer that knows something about copyright set up that contract. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Samples for the Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#BlofeldSamplesExtra
