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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.



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


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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