[cc-licenses] Public Domain Mark v0.8 -- Posted for Comment
Diane Peters
diane at creativecommons.org
Mon Aug 16 11:11:51 EDT 2010
Dear all,
We have posted PDM v0.8 for comment. Thanks to everyone on this list for
the valuable comments to date. They were very helpful to our resolution of
the issues raised to date. The next iteration of the PDM deed (and for your
reference, the CC0 deed with relevant corresponding modifications) can be
found here:
http://labs.creativecommons.org/demos/pd/pd4.html
http://labs.creativecommons.org/demos/pd/zero4.html
Several of the comments we received on v0.7 related to the main text on PDM,
including (i) potential inconsistencies between the main text and a later
statement that the work is not protected by "known current restrictions",
(ii) the desire to have the text parallel more closely the terminology of
CC0 in the sense of identifying an actor ("the person identifying...") while
also wanting to distinguish between the dedication function of CC0 and the
identification function of PDM, and (iii) and a request that the main
text/deed overall be more user friendly. The text has been restructured
slightly to take these concerns into account, while retaining its service as
originally intended. We have also placed the Public Domain Freedoms text
just beneath rather than in an info box, and done the same on the enhanced
CC0 deed (second link, above).
Other changes include eliminating the first bullet under Other Information
given the newly structured main text, eliminating the reference to
"Universal" (though we promise we'll make clear wherever possible that PDM
will not be ported), and accounting for the possibility that persons
identifying public domain works may want to provide warranties -- though the
default remains no warranty.
We look forward to comments on any remaining issues, as well as the changes
we've made and reflected on the new deeds. Feel free to post those here or
to email me directly. Thanks again for your detailed and careful comments
to date.
Best,
Diane
--
Diane M. Peters, General Counsel
Creative Commons
171 Second St, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
office: +1 415-369-8480
fax: +1 415-278-9419
cell: +1 503-803-8338
skype: peterspdx
email:diane at creativecommons.org <email%3Adiane at creativecommons.org>
______________________________________
Please note: the contents of this email are not intended to be legal advice
nor should they be relied upon as, or represented to be legal advice.
Creative Commons cannot and does not give legal advice. You need to assess
the suitability of Creative Commons tools for your particular situation,
which may include obtaining appropriate legal advice from a licensed
attorney.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/attachments/20100816/5097fb85/attachment.html
More information about the cc-licenses
mailing list