linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] usb: usb251xb: Add copyrights

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Message-ID: <20170915234240.GA7809@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:42:40 -0700
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
Cc:     richard.leitner@...data.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, Sergey.Semin@...latforms.ru,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] usb: usb251xb: Add copyrights

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 04:40:28PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 02:31:13AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletion(-)
> 
> I can't take patches without any changelog text, sorry.
> 
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > index 1d47acd09..43afa04ad 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> >   * Configuration via SMBus.
> >   *
> >   * Copyright (c) 2017 SKIDATA AG
> > + * Copyright (c) 2017 T-platforms
> 
> I don't see the connection between a random company, and a random
> gmail.com email address.  Please explain :)

Also, based on the changes in this series, I fail to see how you could
even claim copyright on the entire file.  Please explain that as well
when you resend this patch.

Note, I'm not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, please contact your
company's lawyers, they know this type of thing, and now the normal
rules for claiming copyright of a whole file.  They also know that
copyright notices in files don't mean anything, but lawyers love to
cargo-cult things more than any other profession :)

thanks,

greg k-h