[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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