| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] question about copyright law |
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| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2011-12-15T10:25:15Z |
At 10:40 PM 15/12/2011, Tupy... nambá wrote:
The right to copy all of the *Firebird* source code, including those modules that contain original code from InterBase 6.0, is available to anyone, in perpetuity, under the terms of the licence agreements.
Since you are confused and your customer is confused, it seems important that you both consult an IP lawyer who understands open source licences. I would recommend strongly against spoofing some certificate that assumes some authority with regard to Firebird that you do not have. That was a piece of bad advice, not only because it seriously infringes our trademark policy but because it leaves *you* open to criminal prosecution for false pretences.
./heLen
>still thinking that currently there is no "Vater" or "Mutter" for Firebird (but, really, Embarcadero now could be thought as the "Grossvater" of this rights).Not true. The copyright to the original IB 6.0 beta sources might now be part of Embarcadero's intellectual property (or not - but who cares? it has no relevance to Firebird or its users.)
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The right to copy all of the *Firebird* source code, including those modules that contain original code from InterBase 6.0, is available to anyone, in perpetuity, under the terms of the licence agreements.
Since you are confused and your customer is confused, it seems important that you both consult an IP lawyer who understands open source licences. I would recommend strongly against spoofing some certificate that assumes some authority with regard to Firebird that you do not have. That was a piece of bad advice, not only because it seriously infringes our trademark policy but because it leaves *you* open to criminal prosecution for false pretences.
./heLen