[cc-licenses] (c) 2005 All of humanity

Daniel Carrera daniel.carrera at zmsl.com
Mon Oct 10 04:55:42 EDT 2005


Alexander Genaud wrote:
> Dear protectors of the commons,
> 
> I am curious if one may grant a copyright to others, specifically
> everyone, and what implications that might have.
> 
> (c) 2005 All of humanity

You probably want "public domain".

> Are there any immediate disadvantages or legal issues inherit in such
> a copyright?

The only disadvantage of "public domain" is that someone can extend it 
and make a non-open derivative. In other words, I can grab your work, 
make changes to it, and give it to people but under closed terms.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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