On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Paul Stoeber wrote: > I wonder if the following language would provide the same level of > protection or better: > > We, the authors of this work, are giving it away to you, dear > reader (and to everyone else), as an opportunity, not as a > service. Do with it whatever you want. We welcome your > contributions, and we owe you nothing.
This fails to grant the rights explicitly identified in the Berne convention[1] and probably doesn't have the legal effect that you intend. > I imagine that putting this one in place of the orthodox blurb would > be an inspiring demonstration of resistance to fear. Surely no > judge could misunderstand its intention. I think case law proves you wrong here too. -d [1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html
