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  • From: Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Public Domain dedication
  • Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:25:13 -0800

drew Roberts wrote:
This way, you can verify a date at which you were in posession of a document you claim as your own.

http://www.google.com/search?q=timestamping

Greg London wrote:
> Or does CC put the extra stuff in the way just to make sure
> someone doesn't use PDD without knowing what the heck
> it is they are about to do?

Tha's basically it. We only use the email address provided to send a confirmation email and don't store it.

I wish we didn't have to go through multiple confirmations in the PD dedication process. Affixing a PD icon/notice to your work is already an overt act. But PD scares some people.

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Mike Linksvayer
http://creativecommons.org/about/people#21




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