Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Mathias Schindler <mathias.schindler AT wikimedia.de>]

2012/8/26 Anthony <osm AT inbox.org>:
> [quote]
> Termination
> Treatment in 4.0d2: Remains unchanged, with automatic termination
> still applying in the event license conditions are violated. However,
> this remains an open item for discussion between d2 and d3, as we
> explore more concertedly the inclusion of a cure period or similar
> provision more in line with those found in the MPL 2.0 and Gnu GPL
> 3.0.
> [/quote]
>
> Are there any arguments against the inclusion of a cure period or
> similar provision?  I think this is important.
>
> CCing the Wikimedia mailing list, as automatic termination upon a
> minor breach would likely have a large impact on Wikimedia projects.

A violation of the Creative Commons license terms results in the
termination of usage rights. Introducing a cure period would add
another layer of complexity in case a rights holder chooses to enforce
those license terms. Since curing is not ruled out in the current
wording, I recommend in favor of keeping the current wording.

Mathias Schindler


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