Jonathon Blake wrote:
All:
I have an OOo template that I'd like to put in one of the usual OOo
repositories for templates.
I'm perfectly willing to release it under the appropriate licence.
However, it also needs to include a notice that using it in certain
circumstance will be viewed as a felony under US Law, with _no_
legally admissible defence. ( I am not a lawyer)
[The warning is so that people do not "innocently" violate Federal,
State, and Local statutes.]
Questions:
i) How do I reconcile the "requirement" for a warning with the licence.
II) Or would it be totally inappropriate to include it in the general
collection of templates?
8.0 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE INITIAL
WRITER, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF DOCUMENTATION, OR
ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL,
WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER
DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE
DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
I think this clause in the PDL removes any liability for the way the
document may be used. We shouldn't need any further clause for any way
our users choose to incorporate templates etc.
Does this appease everyone as far as Liability, especially for you
Johnathon? Basically, if someone uses your template for anything they
can't come back to you or the project.
--
Scott Carr
OpenOffice.org
Documentation Co-Lead
http://documentation.openoffice.org
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