Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>]

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