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Message #47 received at 19479 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Kelly Dean <kelly <at> prtime.org>
Cc: emacs-devel <at> gnu.org, 19479 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, assign <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: Copyright issue
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:17:52 -0500

> 1. My code is PD. (In case the FSF disputes this fact, I'm attaching
>    a signed document to establish it.)

It can't be PD.  You're simply confused about it.  It will only be PD 75
years after your death (or something like that).  Until then, all you
can do is sign paperworks, and currently for Emacs contributions we
require this paperwork to be a copyright assignment rather than
a disclaimer.


        Stefan

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