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Re: gEDA-user: good books about footprint and land patterns



> Another difference between Anglo American law and the rest of the
> world: Under European law an author can't give away the copyright on
> his work.  He can grant the right to use to others. But he cannot
> pass the copyright itself. Thus in European law there is no such
> thing as a middle-man to act like an author when it comes to
> copyright.

Hence I said "license" and not "copyright".  The copyright holder can
still license their works to others, or even allow them to sub-license
the works, without transferring the copyright itself.


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