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TIL.
Since the discussion to relicense is open (it was on my todo list :)) could we also consider adding the Share-Alike attribute. This would ensure that any derivative of our work will stay freely available. |
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Hey @dannycolin yes that should be totally fine, I think :) |
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Sorry to jump in out of the blue sky :-) I know this is an seminal
discussion point with clear parallels in the open software community.
I am quite firmly in the camp of CC-BY over CC-BY-SA, as the former allows
more wider use, while still ensuring that the content itself cannot be
locked in (even though yes, derivatives might be)
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@bmkramer do you have some examples of use case where CC-BY-SA will narrow the use of our material? |
jcolomb commentedJan 21, 2019
I was today in a very interesting talk about licenses.
In brief, there is 2 main legal system, one for UK/USA, and one for Europe (and their respective former colonies). The European one has no copyrights law, but author's rights. That means that CC0 is irrelevant in Europe: you cannot waive attribution necessity (as well as change the title). It also means that you legally have to give attribution to CC0 licensed material if you use in Europe. To simplify, CC0 becomes CC-BY if the author or the user is in Europe (but that very few people will realise it).
That means that the CC0 label is misleading in most cases.
I therefore propose to change the license to CC-BY, and add a note about why we changed.