Proposal Form Help

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joebell

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Section 5 of the proposal form is asking for copyright assingment. If I am just revising existing text do I check box B and list NFPA-70 in the space below?

Joe
 
Basically, you are assigning away your own copyrights. Typically revised text is "original" in the sense that the content was not there before in that form. If you are instead adding new substantiation to a Proposal/Comment that previously failed then the proposed text is similar/identical and the source should be acknowledged.
 
mdshunk said:
You've got me scratching my head on this one. Did you mean to attach a .PDF to your post?
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No Marc

on the proposal form there is a section 5 Copyright Assignment
Below it lists to boxes A & B

A) I am the authour of the text or other material(such as illistrations,graphs) proposed in this proposal.

or

B) Some or all of the text or other material proposed in this proposal as not authoured by me. Its source is as follows.


My question is if I am just proposing to revise the text of a code rule do I check box B and list NFPA70 as the original source?

Joe
 
rbalex said:
Basically, you are assigning away your own copyrights. Typically revised text is "original" in the sense that the content was not there before in that form. If you are instead adding new substantiation to a Proposal/Comment that previously failed then the proposed text is similar/identical and the source should be acknowledged.
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Thank You Bob


Joe
 
Ya mean this part? Just so happen to have a copy here....
5. Copyright Assignment
(a) I am the author of the text or other material (such as illustrations, graphs) proposed in this Proposal.
(b) Some or all of the text or other material proposed in this Proposal was not authored by me. Its source is as follows (please identify which material and provide complete information on its source):



I agree that any material that I author, either individually or with others, in connection with work performed by an NFPA Technical Committee shall be considered to be works made for hire for the NFPA. To the extent that I retain any rights in copyright as to such material, or as to any other material authored by me that I submit for the use of an NFPA Technical Committee in the drafting of an NFPA code, standard, or other NFPA document, I hereby grant and assign all and full rights in copyright to the NFPA. I further agree and acknowledge that I acquire no rights in any publication of the NFPA and that copyright and all rights in materials produced by NFPA Technical Committees are owned by the NFPA and that the NFPA may register copyright in its own name.
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"A" if for when that content is completely yours, and "B" for when it is taken in whole or part from someone or something else - and you need to stat where you got it from.... Because the NFPA whats to CYA for what copyrights they take from you to use, but also CYA for the ones they might accidently impose on if they use the content you are providing them.... They also don't want you or anyone else looking for some sort of royalty - say .2 cents per copy of the NEC - post de facto. Any sense?
 
joebell said:
My question is if I am just proposing to revise the text of a code rule do I check box B and list NFPA70 as the original source?

Joe
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IMO in that case it would be "A" - you are striking-though deleted text etc, and "adding your own" - you would be the author of the added text.
 
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