{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/305","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/305/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/305/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/305/events","html_url":"https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/issues/305","id":27254170,"number":305,"title":"False application of licence templates in root folder","user":{"login":"mkarg","id":1701815,"avatar_url":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1701815?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg","html_url":"https://github.com/mkarg","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mkarg/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"id":109329506,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/labels/bug?","name":"bug?","color":"eb6420","default":false},{"id":8673628,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/labels/needs%20info","name":"needs info","color":"444444","default":false},{"id":49195974,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/labels/question","name":"question","color":"5319e7","default":true}],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":5,"created_at":"2014-02-10T10:25:50Z","updated_at":"2017-05-08T20:12:23Z","closed_at":"2017-05-08T20:12:23Z","body":"The root folder of the project contains licence information. It says that one can decide to use either Apache licence or LGPL, and forwards to template files. The problem is that both template files are appliced in a false way: The year and owner of the copyright is not provided, so the file is legally invalid (as if it would not exist). Also the chapters on \"how to apply this template\" existing in both template files obviously have to be executed, but not copied (hence must not exist in the file anymore).\n\nThis is a severe issue as AFAIK according ot US law, this means that the file is absolutely free to use and the restrictions given in the licences do NOT apply (one could even sell it as closed source), and according to EC law, this means that the file is absolitely NOT to be used at all (as not valid agreement exists).\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/comments/299977052","html_url":"https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/issues/305#issuecomment-299977052","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/java-native-access/jna/issues/305","id":299977052,"user":{"login":"matthiasblaesing","id":2179736,"avatar_url":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/2179736?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing","html_url":"https://github.com/matthiasblaesing","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/matthiasblaesing/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2017-05-08T20:12:23Z","updated_at":"2017-05-08T20:12:23Z","body":"Licenses were redone through the whole project, it might still be possible, that there are errors, but the intention is clear: JNA is licensed under AL 2.0 and/or LGPL 2.1.\r\n\r\nAs it was pointed out, under german law copyright is automatic without any action of the author. And according to the US copyright office FAQ:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#mywork\r\n\r\nthis is also true for the US (I choose germany as that applies to me and US as this is a huge target area). \r\n\r\nThere are no lawyers here and without a lawyer this issue can't be cleared (and even then it is just one opinion). In the end what can be done was done (IMHO). I'll close this at this point."}}
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