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SubjectRe: Dell vs. GPL
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 09:42:10PM +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Ricardo Galli wrote:
> > 3.3 In general, the author of a computer programme is the natural or
> > legal person or group of natural persons who created it. Where
> > collective works are recognized by the legislation of a Member
> > State, the person considered by the legislation of that Member State
> > to have created the work is deemed to be its author. In the case of
> > a programme created by a group of natural persons, the exclusive
> > rights are owned jointly. Where a computer programme is created by
> > an employee in the execution of his duties or following the
> > instructions given by his employer, the employer alone will be
> > entitled to exercise all economic rights in the programme, unless
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > otherwise provided for by contract.
> >
> > Note that it only mentions "economic rights".
>
> I was thinking of UK law. Excerpts from the Copyright, Designs and
> Patents Act 1988:

Laws passed by the EU stands over the national laws, hence the citizens
can always appeal, and have the national laws declared void. This has
happened a few times already in other areas, afaik.

[snip]


Regards: David Weinehall
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