Re:Void Linux project leader has disappeared
by jononor on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @02:06AM
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What is this if not IP?
The right to exercise control over an asset is common for normal property at least.
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Re:Void Linux project leader has disappeared
by icebraining on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:14AM
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Yes, but the property here is control over the legal rights of the code, not the Github account.
Having copyright over the code means being able to provide copies under a license of their choice. They still wouldn't be able to do that: relicensing the code would be illegal. They could only use it under the same license they already had.
The Github account is not IP, it's just a property of Github's system, and it belongs to them (GH), not to the copyright holder.