Many thanks for this Jordan! J.
Jordan Hatcher's lists wrote: > Rufus pointed out to me the other day that I should post some OKF > related goings on to the list. This is about the new CCZero licence. > The new CCZero licence is out, and you can read my thoughts here: > > <http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/2008/01/16/dissecting-cczero/> > > The major points (also posted to cc-licenses): > > -- (Just a note/comment) this is based on US law and isn't an > 'unported' version. Is the unported template for internationalization > the Science Commons protocol? > -- Waiver of moral rights and the conversation we've been having > about CC v3.01 > -- There is no sign up process like the current public domain > dedication -- Why not? I'd think that a 'signed writing' would be > needed or at least desired. Does this process fit that requirement? > If not, do you think some email process should be there? > -- Are patents and trademarks included in the waiver? If not, > shouldn't they be specifically excluded as the text of the waiver is > fairly broad? If they are, why? It isn't required as part of the > protocol. > -- Is there really a need to waive claims of unfair competition and > privacy when you are explicitly giving commercial enterprises and > others the right to use your work? > -- Does the legal code intend to cover database rights? If so, I > suggest wording that tracks the directive closely. > -- The human readable summary of the waiver doesn't include moral > rights or database rights. This should probably be adjusted to match > both the sign up process and the legal code. > > Thanks! > > ~Jordan > > > J S Hatcher > opencontentlawyer.com > twitchgamer.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
