Declaration of rights ownership
Rights holder
Yohan Simon, author and publisher of Aura Linux — contact: yohan.simon3@gmail.com
I declare that I am the author and sole holder of the copyright in the works below, created and disclosed under my name.
Protected works
| Element | Type of work | Legal basis (French IP Code) |
|---|---|---|
Aura tools and scripts (aura-*), ISO build script, styles, layouts and settings | Software, including preparatory design material | Art. L112-2, 13° |
| Classic Aura logo (orb and rings) and Aurora logo | Graphic works | Art. L112-2, 7° and 8° |
| Aura wallpapers (classic and Aurora), visuals and interfaces created for Aura | Graphic works | Art. L112-2, 7° and 8° |
| Documentation, texts, privacy policy and legal notice | Written works | Art. L112-2, 1° |
Not covered: the free software included in Aura (Ubuntu, Cinnamon, Firefox, themes, icons…), which remains the property of its authors under its own licence.
Applicable law
- Art. L111-1 — the author of a work of the mind enjoys, by the mere fact of its creation, an exclusive incorporeal property right enforceable against all.
- Art. L111-2 — a work is deemed created, regardless of any public disclosure, by the mere fact of its realisation.
- Art. L112-2 — works of the mind include writings (1°), drawings and graphic works (7°, 8°) and software (13°).
- Art. L113-1 — authorship belongs, unless proven otherwise, to the person under whose name the work is disclosed.
- Art. L121-1 — moral right: respect of the author's name, status and work; perpetual, inalienable and imprescriptible.
- Art. L122-4 — any full or partial performance or reproduction made without the author's consent is unlawful.
- Art. L122-6 — only the author of software may authorise its reproduction, translation, adaptation, modification and placing on the market.
- Art. L123-1 — these rights last for the author's lifetime and 70 years after death.
- Art. L335-2 and L335-3 — infringement, including reproducing software in breach of the author's rights, is an offence punishable by 3 years' imprisonment and a €300,000 fine.
- Directive 2009/24/EC — copyright protection of computer programs in the European Union.
- Berne Convention, art. 5 — protection in all signatory countries, without any formality.
Why not a patent
A computer program “as such” cannot be patented (art. L611-10, 2 c) and 3 of the French IP Code; art. 52 of the European Patent Convention). Aura's protection therefore rests on the copyright above, complemented by an e-Soleau deposit with INPI (official dated proof of creation) and the registration of the “Aura Linux” trademark and logo with INPI (art. L711-1 and L712-1: ownership of a trademark is acquired by registration, for 10 renewable years).
Yohan Simon
The French version is the reference text.