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Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors

From: Stuart Yeates <stuart.yeates AT oucs.ox.ac.uk>
To: Jonathan Sanderson <lists AT quernstone.com>
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Subject: Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:49 +0000

Jonathan Sanderson wrote:

> In England, the age of capacity for the purposes of contract law is
> 18 years old, and a minor's contracts are voidable at his or her
> option - they are enforceable (so executing a CC license would offer
> protection for the licensor), but not binding until explicitly
> ratified on coming of age.

It is not clear to me that the CC is a contract, in which case this
does not hold.

cheers
stuart
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[Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, Jonathan Sanderson, 03/21/2006
- Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, Stuart Yeates, 03/21/2006
  - Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, Jonathan Sanderson, 03/21/2006
    - Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, Jonathan Mitchell, 03/21/2006
  - Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, rob, 03/21/2006
    - Re: [Cc-uk] CC licensing by minors, Edward Barrow, 03/21/2006