Most companies require a CLA. A CLA is not automatically equivalent to handing over copyright to the contribution. In some cases, the company is asking for a l

Most companies require a CLA. A CLA is not automatically equivalent to handing over copyright to the contribution. In some cases, the company is asking for a license to use+distribute the code (which IMHO should be implied by open a PR in the first place). For example, you can read Square’s CLA here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRVQ35-gq2vdSxD1kdh7CJwRdjmUA0EZ9gRXaWYoUeKPZEQQ/viewform?formkey=dDViT2xzUHAwRkI3X3k5Z0lQM091OGc6MQ&ndplr=1 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRVQ35-gq2vdSxD1kd...