On 30/11/2007, Bryan Irvine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Strangely, it appears that you have no right put something in the > public domain, it just happens 70 years after you die. (Copyright > lawyers feel free to chime in here)
Says who? Strangely, this is not how it works. Any copyright owner can release their work into the public domain. http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html >>>> While material that is truly entered into the "Public Domain" can be included in OpenBSD, review is required on a case by case basis. Frequently the "public domain" assertion is made by someone who does not really hold all rights under Copyright law to grant that status or there are a variety of conditions imposed on use. For a work to be truly in the "Public Domain" all rights are abandoned and the material is offered without restrictions. http://cr.yp.to/publicdomain.html >>>> I've seen a few people claiming, without justification, that a clear written dedication of the work to the public domain doesn't actually abandon copyright. Nobody, to my knowledge, has ever wasted a judge's time trying to make this silly argument in court. Cheers, Constantine.
