[cc-licenses] Copyleft conflict in interpretation only?

Thinh Nguyen thinh at creativecommons.org
Fri Apr 20 12:20:56 EDT 2007


Yes, this is quite true. I was just responding to a question which seemed
related to a Common Law doctrine.  I don't have much expertise in Civil Law,
but I suspect that the general conclusion (that what the drafters say may
influence a court where there is ambiguity) would still hold true.


>This is the Common Law solution to the problem. A Civil Law court will
>not feel limited to "the four corners of the agreement". To make matters
>even more complicated French, German and Scandinavian courts, to name a
>few, will not use the same methodology.

>/Peter Brink





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