1 I'd like to ask you to sign a disclaimer for your changes,
2 thus putting them in the public domain. (For small to medium changes
3 such as this, that is just as good for us as assigning copyright.)
4 I'm assuming that you wrote these changes yourself;
5 if other people wrote parts, we may need papers from them.
7 I, <name of person>, hereby disclaim all copyright interest in my
8 changes and enhancements to the manual <manual>.
10 I affirm that I have no other intellectual property interest that
11 would undermine this release. I represent that these changes and
12 enhancements are my own and not a copy of someone else's work.
16 *Don't forget to include the date.*
17 Spell out the month name--don't use a number for the month. Dates
18 using a number for the month are ambiguous; 2/8/95 means one thing in
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21 If your job includes writing manuals (even at a university), or have
22 made an agreement with your employer or school saying it owns manuals
23 you write, then we also need a signed disclaimer from your employer or
26 This disclaimer should be signed by a vice president or general
27 manager of the company. If you can't get at them, anyone else
28 authorized to license a manual produced there will do. Here is a
31 Digital Stimulation Corporation hereby disclaims all copyright
32 interest in the changes and enhancements made by Hugh Heffner to the
33 manual "The Seduction Manual". We do not consider them as a work
36 Digital Stimulation Corporation affirms that it has no other
37 intellectual property interest that would undermine this release.
39 <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1987
40 Ty Coon, President of Vice, Digital Stimulation Corp.
42 If your employer says they do have an intellectual property claim that
43 could conflict with releasing your changes, then please put me in
44 touch with a suitable representative of the company, so that we can
45 negotiate what to do about it.
47 IMPORTANT: When you talk to your employer, *no matter what
48 instructions they have given you*, don't fail to show them the sample
49 disclaimer above, or a disclaimer with the details filled in for your
50 specific case. Companies are usually willing to sign a disclaimer
51 without any fuss. If you make your request less specific, you may
52 open Pandora's box and cause a long and unnecessary delay.
54 Please snail the signed disclaimers to:
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