Copyright Assignment

Copyright Assignment

[cetoni GmbH - Uwe Kindler]

Hello,

shortly I received a letter from eCosCentric concerning the transfer of 
my copyright assignment to FSF.

In this letter is written that the copyright assignment concerns:

eCos port to Evaluation design O/S Kit for H8S/2674.

Does this mean that all my other work (platform ports, CAN I/O 
framework, several CAN drivers) is not covered by this copyright 
aasignment? Does this further mean that I need a new copyright assigment 
for every new piece of code I contribute or does one copyright assigment 
covers all future contributions?

If the other stuff is not covered by this copyright assignment then I 
would need to assign further copyright assignments concerning the CAN 
and the other stuff.

I would like to ask you for a copyright assignemnt form for me personal:

Uwe Kindler
Eichenweg 2
04626 Schmoelln
GERMANY
uwe_kindler@web.de

and for the company I work for:

cetoni GmbH
Am Wiesenring 6
07554 Korbussen
GERMANY
uwe.kindler@cetoni.de
http://www.cetoni.de


Thank you very much and best regards

Dipl. Inf. (FH)
Uwe Kindler
Software Engineering

--

cetoni GmbH
Am Wiesenring 6
D-07554 Korbussen

Tel.: +49 (0) 36602 338 28
Fax:  +49 (0) 36602 338 11
uwe.kindler@cetoni.de
www.cetoni.de

Re: Copyright Assignment

[Alex Schuilenburg]

Hi Uwe

cetoni GmbH - Uwe Kindler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> shortly I received a letter from eCosCentric concerning the transfer
> of my copyright assignment to FSF.
>
> In this letter is written that the copyright assignment concerns:
>
> eCos port to Evaluation design O/S Kit for H8S/2674.
>
> Does this mean that all my other work (platform ports, CAN I/O
> framework, several CAN drivers) is not covered by this copyright
> aasignment? Does this further mean that I need a new copyright
> assigment for every new piece of code I contribute or does one
> copyright assigment covers all future contributions?
I am sorry the letter was not clear.  The reference to the "eCos port to
Evaluation design O/S Kit for H8S/2674" is merely a reference to your
copyright assignment  agreement with eCosCentric.  This copyright
assignement agreement covered the above-mentioned work as well as all
future contributions, so all your other work and all future assignments
are already covered.  There is no requirement for you to enter into a
new agreement with the FSF to continue making contributions to eCos. 
eCosCentric's own transfer of  copyright assignment to the FSF
transfered all your existing eCos contributions to the FSF, and the
transfer of your copyright assignment agreement with eCosCentric to the
FSF means that all your future contributions will now be assigned to the
FSF. 

In other words, the copyright assignment agreement you had with
eCosCentric is now between you and the FSF.


>
> If the other stuff is not covered by this copyright assignment then I
> would need to assign further copyright assignments concerning the CAN
> and the other stuff.
As above, everything is already covered by the copyright assignment, as
well as future contributions. You do not need a new assignment agreement
with the FSF to cover future contributions and the FSF own the copyright
of all your existing contributions.

This also applies to anyone else who had an assignment agreement with
eCosCentric who received a similar letter.

-- Alex

Managing Director/CEO                                eCosCentric Limited
Tel:  +44 1223 245571                     Barnwell House, Barnwell Drive
Fax:  +44 1223 248712                             Cambridge, CB5 8UU, UK
www.ecoscentric.com             Reg in England and Wales, Reg No 4422071


>
> I would like to ask you for a copyright assignemnt form for me personal:
>
> Uwe Kindler
> Eichenweg 2
> 04626 Schmoelln
> GERMANY
> uwe_kindler@web.de
>
> and for the company I work for:
>
> cetoni GmbH
> Am Wiesenring 6
> 07554 Korbussen
> GERMANY
> uwe.kindler@cetoni.de
> http://www.cetoni.de
>
>
> Thank you very much and best regards
>
> Dipl. Inf. (FH)
> Uwe Kindler
> Software Engineering
>
> -- 
>
> cetoni GmbH
> Am Wiesenring 6
> D-07554 Korbussen
>
> Tel.: +49 (0) 36602 338 28
> Fax:  +49 (0) 36602 338 11
> uwe.kindler@cetoni.de
> www.cetoni.de
>
> </div>

copyright assignment

[Bart Veer]

Just to let people know, I have received the email from the FSF
confirming that my copyright assignment has been processed.

Bart

Re: copyright assignment

[Jonathan Larmour]

Bart Veer wrote:
> Just to let people know, I have received the email from the FSF
> confirming that my copyright assignment has been processed.

Great!

So we just need confirmation from Andrew now. Andrew, have you been able 
to send yours off?

Jifl
-- 
eCosCentric Limited      http://www.eCosCentric.com/     The eCos experts
Barnwell House, Barnwell Drive, Cambridge, UK.       Tel: +44 1223 245571
Registered in England and Wales: Reg No 4422071.
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Re: copyright assignment

[Andrew Lunn]

On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:52:37AM +0000, Jonathan Larmour wrote:
> Bart Veer wrote:
>> Just to let people know, I have received the email from the FSF
>> confirming that my copyright assignment has been processed.
>
> Great!
>
> So we just need confirmation from Andrew now. Andrew, have you been able to 
> send yours off?

It is proving to be a problem. The Ascom legal adviser is saying Ascom
should not sign the company part because its not part of my Ascom
work. I checked my contract and it only says work i do as part of my
contract is Ascom property. There is unfortunately, no opposite
wording, ie work that is not part of my contract is mine. Jonas
Jacobson from the FSF has seen my contract (in German, he said he has
somebody who can translate) and still insists the company signs there
part. Jonas is now supposed to be directly talking to Ascom's legal
adviser, but i've not heard anything for over a week. I'll remind
Jonas.

        Andrew