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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:04:10 -0400
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Subject: Re: Comcast questions re: CCLA
From: Greg Stein <gstein@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Greg Stein <gstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>...
>> I kinda call it a "feel good" thing for companies, rather than
>> something the Foundation requires.
>
> It is a bit more complicated than that, though the end result is
> roughly the same.

I think it is rather simple.

> Depending on employment contracts and applicable local laws, the
> employee may not have the necessary rights to the relevant IP.  In

Oh sure. But the Foundation doesn't care about any of that. If an
employee (anybody!) files an ICLA, then we're good. They've asserted
their rights to contribute. Done.

We just don't care about anything further than that.

Cheers,
-g

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