Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!feed.news.qwest.net!mpls-nntp-01.inet.qwest.net!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Gene Wirchenko" Subject: Re: Code To Pick A Date From A Calendar Message-ID: <5022AB7E.56333.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-Comment-To: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer In-Reply-To: <5022AB7C.56326.calajapr@time.synchro.net> References: <5022AB7C.56326.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-FTN-AREA: COMP.LANG.JAVA.PROGRAMMER X-FTN-MSGID: 1:261/38 c50e0d63 X-FTN-REPLY: 1:261/38 dc480f9a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98] Lines: 42 Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:04:17 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.21.70.65 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1344452657 69.21.70.65 (Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:04:17 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:04:17 CDT Organization: tds.net Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:17383 To: Lew From: Gene Wirchenko On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 14:51:52 -0700 (PDT), Lew wrote: >Gene Wirchenko wrote: >> Lew wrote: >>>Gene Wirchenko wrote: >>>> If I post code that I do not have the copyright for, I can not >>>> give that right. I can agree with it all I want, but that is not the >>>> same thing. >> >>>That's not the point. The point is that if you contribute code under >>>that agreement, and you do not hold copyright, *you* are liable >>>for the infringement, not the site. >> >> So? The site is not going to get the right. >> >> This could lead to trouble if a programmer posts part of an >> employer's app, say a useful function. > >Trouble for whom? > >That's the point. > >The site's rules mean they aren't the ones who get in trouble. They could be the recipient of a cease-and-desist order. >It isn't about whether the site gets the right, it's about whether they >get the liability. > >That explains why they make that rule. What more are you looking for? Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) --- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24