On 15/07/07, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
On Jul 14, 2007, at 11:41 AM, David Gerard wrote:
On 14/07/07, Fruggo fruggo@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe under UK law it is possible to waive moral rights, but under Dutch law it isn't. The restrictions those inalienable moral rights place on what you can do with the work aren't any different from the restrictions Dutch (and other countries) laws place on the use of the work.
However, the wording of the licenses appears to place usage restrictions upon the works in countries where those laws do not apply.
So I can tell you, having conferred with everyone involved, that this is absolutely NOT the intention.
The intention is not what is under scrutiny here: the contents of the license is.
I am on the board of creative commons and thus privy to the discussions. I think there is a clumsy wording here that needs to be clarified for non lawyers, but all the lawyers say the same thing: no additional moral rights in countries where those laws do not apply.
I guess this counts as a professional opinion that many people have been asking for, however it is likely this will be perceived as an action by Creative Commons (I presume the lawyers are theirs, but I may be wrong) to get people to use the 3.0 license.
I am working to get a clear statement and clarification on this. We can be annoyed if there is an ambiguity, but rest assured: the intention is 100% pure here, as far as I understand it.
Again, it is not the intention being challenged here, it is the license.
--Jimbo
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