From df3b7076153d465a8e7491061d772be028f6da74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:16:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add FLA tex file --- docs/techlogs/FLA.gfdl.en.tex | 272 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 272 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/techlogs/FLA.gfdl.en.tex diff --git a/docs/techlogs/FLA.gfdl.en.tex b/docs/techlogs/FLA.gfdl.en.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d28032e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/techlogs/FLA.gfdl.en.tex @@ -0,0 +1,272 @@ +%% $Id: FLA.gfdl.en.tex,v 1.1 2007/04/16 11:11:03 shanecoughlan Exp $ +%% +%% Fiduciary License Agreement (Copyright Assignment) +%% of the Free Software Foundation Europe paying respect to the two +%% different Copyright traditions +%% +%% Language: English +%% + +%{{{ Header + +\newcommand{\fiduciary}{FSFE} +\newcommand{\fiduciaryaddress}{\begin{alltt} +Free Software Foundation Europe +Talstrasse 110 +40217 Dusseldorf +Germany +\end{alltt}} +\documentclass[a4wide,12pt]{article} +\usepackage{german,umlaut} +\usepackage{fancyheadings} +\usepackage{alltt} +\usepackage{epsfig} +\usepackage[english]{babel} + +\selectlanguage{english} +\pagestyle{fancyplain} + +\lhead[\fancyplain{}{\bfseries\thepage}] + {\fancyplain{}{\bfseries\rightmark}} +\rhead[\fancyplain{}{\bfseries\leftmark}] + {\fancyplain{}{\bfseries\thepage}} +\cfoot{} +\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ #1}} +\renewcommand{\thesection}{\S~\arabic{section}} + +% +% alternative ways of doing it... +% + +% this makes the references work correctly: +%\newcommand{\A}{\subsection{}} +%\renewcommand{\subsectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ }} + +% this looks better: +\newcounter{absatz}[section] +\newcommand{\A}{\par\vspace{1ex} + \stepcounter{absatz}\noindent(\arabic{absatz})~~} + +% make the page a little wider +%\addtolength{\textwidth}{3cm} +%\addtolength{\headwidth}{3cm} +%\addtolength{\hoffset}{-1.5cm} +%\addtolength{\textheight}{2cm} +\addtolength{\textwidth}{3cm} +\addtolength{\headwidth}{3cm} +\addtolength{\hoffset}{-1.5cm} +\addtolength{\textheight}{4cm} + +%}}} + +\begin{document} + +%{{{ Head of front page + +\thispagestyle{empty} + +\begin{center} +{\LARGE\bf Fiduciary Licence Agreement}\\ +(Version 1.2) +\end{center} + +\begin{center} +\sc\small Copyright (C) 2002-2007 FSFE, e.V.,\\ +\sc\small Talstrasse 110, +40217 Dusseldorf, +Germany\\ +\sc\small This licence is released under the terms of\\ +the GNU Free Documentation Licence (GFDL) version 1.2. +\end{center} + +%}}} + +\begin{center} +{\Large\bf Preamble} +\end{center} + +Access to software determines participation in a digital society. To +secure equal participation in the information age, the Free Software +Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the furthering of +Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study, modify and +copy. Independent of the issue of commercial exploitation, it is +proprietary, freedom-diminishing licensing that works against the +interests of people and society at large, which is therefore rejected +by FSFE.\\ + +The purpose of this agreement is to ensure the lasting protection of +Free Software by making FSFE the fiduciary of the author's interests. +It empowers FSFE -- and its sister organisations -- to uphold the +interests of Free Software authors and protect them in court, if +necessary.\\ + +FSFE is given the right to relicense the software as necessary for the +long-term legal maintainability and protection of the software. The +agreement also grants the author an unlimited amount of non-exclusive +licences by FSFE, which allow using and distributing the program in +other projects and under other licences. \\ + +The contracting parties sign the following agreement in full +consciousness that by the grant of exclusive licence to the Free +Software Foundation Europe e.V. and by the administration of these +rights the FSFE becomes trustee of the author's interests for +the benefit of Free Software.\\ + +\pagebreak +\begin{center} +{\Large\bf Agreement} +\end{center} + +Between +{\bf (please cross out unsuitable alternatives)}\\ +\begin{itemize} +\item the author +\begin{alltt} + _______________________________________________ + _______________________________________________ (Occupation, D.o. Birth) + _______________________________________________ (Street) + _______________________________________________ (ZIP, City, Country) + _______________________________________________ (Pseudonym, Email) +\end{alltt} +\item the owner of the exclusive licence, +\begin{alltt} + _______________________________________________ (Company or name) + _______________________________________________ (HQ or addr.) + _______________________________________________ (managing director) +\end{alltt} +\begin{itemize} +\item acquired by virtue of a contract date as of +\item contracting party: +\item acquired as employer in the context of a work and service + relationship +\end{itemize} +\end{itemize} +\begin{flushright} +- hereinafter referred to as "Beneficiary" -- +\end{flushright} +and the +\begin{alltt} + Free Software Foundation Europe, e.V., + Talstrasse 110 + 40217 Dsseldorf + Germany +\end{alltt} +\begin{flushright} +- hereinafter referred to as "FSFE" -- +\end{flushright} +the following agreement is entered into:\\ + +\section{Grant} +\A Subject to the provision of {\S}~2, Beneficiary assigns to FSFE the +Copyright in computer programs and other copyrightable material +world-wide, or in countries where such an assignment is not +possible,\footnote{Countries where assignments of the copyright in a +work are impossible include, but are not limited to, Germany, Austria, +Slovenia and Hungary.} grants an exclusive licence, including, inter +alia: +\begin{enumerate} +\item the right to reproduce in original or modified form; +\item the right to redistribute in original or modified form; +\item the right of making available in data networks, in particular + via the Internet, as well as by providing downloads, in original or + modified form; +\item the right to authorize third parties to make derivative works of + the Software, or to work on and commit changes or perform this + conduct themselves. +\end{enumerate} +\A Beneficiary's moral or personal rights remain unaffected by this +Agreement.\\ +\A In some countries, the law may provide that the employer is deemed +to be the owner of the rights on materials developed by an employee in +the course of his or her employment, unless the parties have agreed +otherwise. The Beneficiary is aware of these provisions, and therefore +warrants, represents and guarantees that the Subject Matter is free of +any of his or her employer's exclusive exploitation rights. + +\section{Subject Matter} + +The rights and licences granted in {\S}~1 are subject to all +``Software'' and ``Documentation.'' For the purpose of this Agreement, +``Software'' shall mean all computer programs, copyrightable sections +of computer programs or modifications of computer programs that have +been developed or programmed by Beneficiary and that are specified in +this Agreement below or that are listed in Exhibit A attached to this +Agreement and dated and signed by the contracting parties. Likewise, +``Documentation'' shall refer to all manuals and documentation written +by Beneficiary alongside and usually distributed with the ``Software'' +and are similarly specified below or listed in Exhibit A: +\begin{alltt} + __________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ +\end{alltt} +Except in countries where such an assignment is not +possible,\footnote{Countries where assignments of the copyright in a +future work are impossible include, but are not limited to, France.} +the rights [and licences] granted under this agreement by Beneficiary +shall also include future developments, future corrections of errors +or faults and other future modifications and derivative works of the +software that Beneficiary obtains copyright ownership. Excluded from +this provision are modifications that are not derived from the subject +matter and that have to be regarded as independent and original +software. + +\section{FSFE's Rights and \\Re-Transfer of Non-Exclusive Licence} +\A FSFE shall exercise the granted rights and licences in its +own name. Furthermore, FSFE shall be authorized to enjoin third +parties from using the software and forbid any unlawful or copyright +infringing use of the Software, and shall be entitled to enforce all +its rights in its own name in and out of court. FSFE shall also +be authorized to permit third parties to exercise FSFE's rights +in and out of court.\\ + +\A FSFE grants to Beneficiary a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual +and unrestricted licence in the Software. This right's [and licence's] +scope shall encompass and include all the rights [and licences] +specified in {\S}~1. Furthermore, FSFE grants to Beneficiary +additional non-exclusive, transferable license to use, reproduce, +redistribute and make available the Software as needed for releases of +the Software under other licences. This re-transfer shall not limit +the scope of FSFE's exclusive licence in the Software and FSFE's +rights pursuant to {\S}~1.\\ + +\A FSFE shall only exercise the granted rights and licences in +accordance with the principles of Free Software as defined by +the Free Software Foundations. FSFE guarantees to use the rights +and licences transferred in strict accordance with the +regulations imposed by Free Software licences, including, but not +limited to, the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) or the GNU Lesser +General Public Licence (LGPL) respectively. In the event FSFE violates +the principles of Free Software, all granted rights and licences shall +automatically return to the Beneficiary and the licences granted +hereunder shall be terminated and expire.\\ + +\A The transfer of the rights and licences specified in {\S}~1 shall +be unrestricted in territory and thus shall apply world-wide and be +temporally unlimited. + +\section{Miscellaneous} +\A Regarding the succession of rights in this contractual +relationship, German law shall apply, unless this Agreement imposes +deviating regulations. In case of the Beneficiary's death, the +assignment of exclusive rights shall continue with the heirs. In case +of more than one heir, all heirs have to exercise their rights through +a common authorized person.\\ + +\A Place of jurisdiction for all legal conflicts arising out of or in +connection with this Agreement is Munich, Germany.\\ + +\enlargethispage{2cm} +\vspace{3cm} +\begin{alltt} +__________________, ______________ __________________, ______________ + + + + +__________________________________ __________________________________ + (Beneficiary) (FSFE) +\end{alltt} + +\end{document} + -- 2.39.5