Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Rob Myers <robmyers AT mac.com>]

On 25 May 2004, at 21:50, Todd A. Jacobs wrote:

> On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 03:51:49PM +0100, Rob Myers wrote:
>
> > compatible. Clause 5 is a no-brainer and anyone scared by it has to
> > ask why they're not willing to claim they own their own work.
>
> No, this is just plain silly. What people object to is the warranty, 
> not
> the claims of ownership. If you don't understand how much legal
> (pronounced "financial") liability you incur by indemnifying the public
> at large, feel free to consult the lawyer of your choice.

You warrant that after reasonable enquiry you believe you have the 
rights to license the work and that it doesn't invade privacy (etc). 
You are liable for this anyway. The license explicitly disclaims all 
other warranties.

But this is all somewhat moot now 2.0 is out.

- Rob.