<p>My understanding matches <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/hovercards?user_id=181177" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/codebrainz">@codebrainz</a> and IIUC its the case in a lot of jurisdictions, not just NA.</p>
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<p>Alternatively, we could require contributors to transfer copyright to the Geany foundation (or whatever it's called) which is setup in Germany.</p>
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<p>Agree this is the wrong way to go, and (not meaning to be difficult of course :) I would not agree to transfer copyright of my existing contributions.</p>

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