johann Sorel <[email protected]> writes: >I am not in the usa but in Europe, public domain is not yet really >legal' like you said. >Yet there are so much initiatives using one of CCO/PD/BOLA/WTFPL that >public domain is a 'De Facto'. The only people who have problems with >it are governments and lawyer >they will have to accept it eventually. > >As I said I'm not searching for an alternative to PD, but to find out >what kind of document I could ask >contributors to make it be more 'legal'.
You might look at the SQLite project, which IIRC considers itself in the public domain and has presumably found a way to accept code contributions. Best, -Karl >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> Sent: Fri, 03 May 2013 10:26:34 +0100 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [License-discuss] public domain recognition >> >> johann Sorel wrote: >> >>> I'm searching for the best course of action to develop a project in >>> 'public domain'. >>> I've read the FAQ and different threads on PD and CC0 in the archive. >>> Basicaly the OSI do not recommand using PD/CCO. So ... I don't care, >>> since it's the right choice for my objective. >>> >> >> The best way is to work for the US government. Even then, the work may >> still be copyright work outside the USA. I believe it debatable as to >> whether an ordinary person can put something into the public domain, >> other than by dying and waiting for 70 years, in the USA, and it is >> almost certain that they can't do so in Europe. >> >> There are no international conventions on public domain, so a public >> domain declaration in one country may not have any effect in another, >> whereas a copyright one would. >> >> You would be much better advised to use a short licence that gave >> permission to do almost anything under your copyright rights. >> >> Even in the USA, I think it has been suggested that public domain >> dedications don't absolve you of responsibility for consequential >> damages, so retaining copyright and attempting to disclaim warranty is >> generally considered safer. >> >> >> -- >> David Woolley >> Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. >> RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam, >> that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work. >> _______________________________________________ >> License-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss > >____________________________________________________________ >FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends >and family! >Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! > > >_______________________________________________ >License-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss
