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Re:The "Work For Hire" Doctrine Almost Never Works in Softwa... by tzs on Monday May 26, 2014 @09:33PM (#7802430)
I wonder how Linux distributions fit in? They are typically compilations or collective works, and so a work for hire agreement to write something for a specific distribution does not seem to run into the problems the article discusses.
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Re:The "Work For Hire" Doctrine Almost Never Works in Softwa... by M2Ys4U on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @09:52AM (#7804414)
This is because the terms of the license are sufficient for the kernel/distro use. It's kinda the point about free software.
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