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		btilly on June 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software The process of getting the employer disclaimer mentioned in your link exists exactly to catch cases where the contributor was mistaken about their ability to legally contribute.

icebraining on June 13, 2015 [–]

Yes, but the disclaimer is not the copyright assignment, they're different legal acts.

btilly on June 13, 2015 | [–]

True, they are different forms. However they are both part of the process of making sure that the FSF actually owns that copyright.

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