Developer discussion for Creative Commons technology and tools

[Kat Walsh <kat AT creativecommons.org>]

Corrected files are now up on our staging site and will replace the
existing pages next Tuesday:

http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode
http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode
http://staging.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

(With thanks to Gisle Hannemyr from CC Norway, who produced a template
for the new files.)

If you spot any new errors not present in the pages as originally
published, please let us know by next Monday! (If you spot any old
errors that exist in both versions, please also let us know so that we
can note the error.)

-Kat

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Kat Walsh <kat AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
> The HTML for the 4.0 licenses as published doesn't validate correctly.
> While it should currently display as intended for all browsers we're
> aware of, we are planning to correct the files so that they do
> validate--which requires that we make a change to the published files.
>
> It is a best practice that the HTML validates, for many reasons, many
> of which are given here: http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html
>
> We think it is important that everyone reading the legal code sees it
> correctly, now and in the future, as small things like section
> numbering and formatting can be significant. A few months ago we set
> out a policy for what is and isn't legal code:
> http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Legal_code
>
> We believe this falls under the category of things that are not
> considered legal code. However, this type of change isn't mentioned
> specifically in the policy, and so we will be adding it to the list as
> "HTML and other coding that does not change the user's view of legal
> code elements". (We will also note the change to the files as a
> footnote on the errata page.)
>
> If you're currently producing a translation starting from the version
> of 4.0 as published, we recommend that you check your completed files
> against the corrected version when it is available, as we will be
> requiring that the files validate before publication.
>
> -Kat
>
> --
> Kat Walsh, Counsel, Creative Commons
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> please consult your attorney.



-- 
Kat Walsh, Counsel, Creative Commons
IM/IRC/@/etc: mindspillage * phone: please email first
Help us support the commons: https://creativecommons.net/donate/
California Registered In-House Counsel #801759
CC does not and cannot give legal advice. If you need legal advice,
please consult your attorney.