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  • From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Public Domain dedication
  • Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:54:45 -0500

On Friday 25 March 2005 01:58 pm, Greg London wrote:
> LinuxLala said:
> > My question - if I can change the license of my work after some time
> > of using another license, then can I not get my work out of Public
> > Domain and re-release it under some license?
>
> Since I think I have a handle on this PDD thingy, lemme try an answer.
>
> No, you would not be able to "get your work out of Public Domain".
>
> You (or anyone else) could take the work and put "All Rights Reserved"
> on it (and therefore re-release it under some other license).

Are you sure about this? I seem to recall reading something in the last week
that would disagree. I think they were talking about the need to have some
(significant?) amount of input or change befoure you could claim a copyright
in a PD work.
>
> But if anyone has a copy of the work with the Public Domain Dedication
> on it, and they post it on their website, you can't force them to take
> it down.

Again, anyone know if you could use your remaining moral rights to control
the
issue?

all the best,

drew




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