Hi,
Summary:
If there's a file in one of my packages that only declares to be in the
public domain, do I have to contact the author and let him clarify this,
or can I leave things as they are?
I recall to have been told that, in order to make a piece of software
free, it is not sufficient to
Maybe this thread helps:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/06/msg00018.html
On 30/03/06, Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Summary:
If there's a file in one of my packages that only declares to be in the
public domain, do I have to contact the author and let him clarify
Patrick Herzig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe this thread helps:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/06/msg00018.html
Sorry, not really (or I've missed the relevant mails). I read a lot
about whether public domain licenses work as they are intended, and
something about how to properly
On 2006/03/30, at 21:04, Frank Küster wrote:
On the other hand, I have learned meanwhile that in some legislations
the term Public Domain does indeed have a defined meaning. From
this I
would conclude that declaring something Public Domain should be
sufficient, and that effectively no
JC Helary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Public domain is clearly defined in copyright law, and that should be
so in any country that has any kind of copyright law.
I fear there are a couple of countries that didn't obey your should.
Copyright only
extends to a certain period of time after which
This file is in the public domain is sufficient in Belgian
legislation, and in any droit d'auteur legislation I know of.
sincerely, Batist
On 30/03/06, Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Summary:
If there's a file in one of my packages that only declares to be in the
public domain,
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
JC Helary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Public domain is clearly defined in copyright law, and that should be
so in any country that has any kind of copyright law.
I fear there are a couple of countries that didn't obey your
should.
And all that
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And all that doesn't answer my question: Whether it's debian-legal's
consensus that This file is in the public domain grants us enough
rights to distribute it in main, or non-free, or not at all.
It's good enough, if it's placed there by the author/former copyright
Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you've got the time to communicate with the author to request that,
it'd be good. Otherwise, I don't believe the ftpmasters are requiring
this from public domain works yet.
Thank you, and to Nathanael. I'll interpret that as note that down,
but care
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