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I'm sure you're right that that's how it works in some jurisdictions. But it's not how it works in the US, which is where the person responding to you lives.

I'm sure you're right that that's how it works in some jurisdictions. But it's not how it works in the US, which is where the person responding to you lives. In the US, copyright is transferrable, and "works for hire" are initially owned by the employer. Either way, saying that the quoted bit is "flat out incorrect" seems like an overstep, in my opinion.

brnt 5y ago
LLVM has contributors from all over the world, hence it is relevant. It is certainly not an overstep. I work on a project with contributors from a few countries and this proved a major blocker for changing our license (not impossible, but much work!)