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Why the FSF gets copyright assignmentsWhy the FSF gets copyright assignmentsPosted Feb 4, 2008 2:07 UTC (Mon) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054)In reply to: The Non-Revocable GPL (Groklaw) by ncm Parent article: The Non-Revocable GPL (Groklaw)
It is evident to him, at least, that the text of the GPL alone does not suffice to maintain the freedom of the software that the FSF distributes.If it's evident, he doesn't mention it in his explanation of why they do it. It's so that, when the time comes to defend the copyright of a program with multiple authors, they can just get on with it. Otherwise, they[the FSF]'d need to spend time rounding up everyone and having them [the authors] sign on to the action. With the assignment, the author has signed on already.
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