[Commons-l] Understanding CC 3.0 and moral rights

[Jimmy Wales]

Let me see if I can keep this short and to the point.  The subject is  
complex, and it took me several readings and discussions with
lawyers to make sure I grasped it fully.

The intention behind the mentions of moral rights in CC 3.0 is  
absolutely NOT to introduce moral rights, but rather to ensure that  
the licenses are not invalidated in moral rights jurisdictions.

The dustup is mostly about the "unported" version.  The language in  
question does not appear in the US version.  And it is REALLY  
important to understand that people can reuse works
IN the US under the US version, even when they are released under the  
"unported" version.

There's a clever bit of legal judo here, see?

The only jurisdiction where the unported clause would seem to matter  
is jurisdictions in where there are no moral rights (basically, only  
within the US, the only jurisdiction without this concept).

And in the US, you can reuse works using the US license.

See?

--Jimbo