* Richard Kenner: > Now let's suppose some company claims my patches violate their copyright. > What happens? In the GCC case, they can't come to me since I no longer own > that code. They sue the FSF, who defends the case. If they lose (because > I DID, in fact, violate somebody's copyright), the FSF now has a claim > against me for what they owe plus legal fees. But if they WIN (because I > DIDN'T violate the copyright), I haven't had any responsibility beyond > possibly being a witness.
Isn't it far more likely that you would be co-defendant because your posting to gcc-patches was a copyright violation in itself?
