Google Knol is live. It launches with CC BY default.
Mike Linksvayer say, s prior to its launch Knol was often speculatively compared to Wikipedia, it should be noted that the default Knol license (CC BY) could permit using Knol content in Wikipedia (with attribution of course), but knols under more restrictive options could not be incorporated into Wikipedia. On the other hand Wikipedia content could not be incorporated into knols (except in the case of fair use of course), even in the case Wikipedia migrates to CC BY-SAhttp://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8213— Knol doesn't offer a copyleft license.
see http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8506 http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-07-23-n20.html
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:09 PM, shi zhao shizhao@gmail.com wrote:
Google Knol is live. It launches with CC BY default.
Mike Linksvayer say, s prior to its launch Knol was often speculatively compared to Wikipedia, it should be noted that the default Knol license (CC BY) could permit using Knol content in Wikipedia (with attribution of course), but knols under more restrictive options could not be incorporated into Wikipedia.
Why can't you just pick "all rights reserved" and then add a GFDL license notice? The phrase "all rights reserved" doesn't preclude releasing a work under a license. In fact, nowadays the phrase is pretty much legally meaningless.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 04:09, shi zhao shizhao@gmail.com wrote:
Google Knol is live. It launches with CC BY default.
Mike Linksvayer say, s prior to its launch Knol was often speculatively compared to Wikipedia, it should be noted that the default Knol license (CC BY) could permit using Knol content in Wikipedia (with attribution of course), but knols under more restrictive options could not be incorporated into Wikipedia. On the other hand Wikipedia content could not be incorporated into knols (except in the case of fair use of course), even in the case Wikipedia migrates to CC BY-SAhttp://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8213— Knol doesn't offer a copyleft license.
see http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8506 http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-07-23-n20.html
It's been pointed out on another list that there is a clause somewhere that says you give Google a load of rights allowing them to relicense your content as they please. So it's not quite as free and open as we might like.
It's been pointed out on another list that there is a clause somewhere that says you give Google a load of rights allowing them to relicense your content as they please. So it's not quite as free and open as we might like.
That sounds like an additional freedom (to Google), rather than a restriction. Just because Google can license it under something else doesn't mean we can't continue to use it under the original license.
Thomas Dalton wrote:
It's been pointed out on another list that there is a clause somewhere that says you give Google a load of rights allowing them to relicense your content as they please. So it's not quite as free and open as we might like.
That sounds like an additional freedom (to Google), rather than a restriction. Just because Google can license it under something else doesn't mean we can't continue to use it under the original license.
Technically it's not a restriction, right, rather it's a caution about being aware of what kinds of control you surrender when entering into such an arrangement.
--Michael Snow
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Michael Snow wikipedia@verizon.net wrote:
Thomas Dalton wrote:
It's been pointed out on another list that there is a clause somewhere that says you give Google a load of rights allowing them to relicense your content as they please. So it's not quite as free and open as we might like.
That sounds like an additional freedom (to Google), rather than a restriction. Just because Google can license it under something else doesn't mean we can't continue to use it under the original license.
Technically it's not a restriction, right, rather it's a caution about being aware of what kinds of control you surrender when entering into such an arrangement.
No more than the rights you surrender when licensing your work under CC-BY (especially in states where attribution is a right that can't be surrendered).
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