CC0 and authors' names in Copyright field
Hello, in the review [1] of a ruby package licensed with CC0, the following question came up: What should the Copyright field contain for packages dedicated to the public domain with CC0? * Should Copyright contain just Public domain (CC0) to reflect the fact that it has been dedicted to the public domain; * or should Copyright contain also the names of the authors? As evidenced by Cédric Boutillier, a search in the existing Debian packages [2] shows a lot of variability in the format and the content of the Copyright field. The copyright-format document states: If a work has no copyright holder (i.e., it is in the public domain), that information should be recorded here. I read that passage as If a work is in PD, use the `Copyright` field to state this fact rather than stating the owner of the copyright, but it seems that this is not the only possible interpretation. Are there guidelines for similar situations that can be applied to the CC0 case? Regards, [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-ruby/2013/09/msg00041.html [2] http://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=License%3A+CC0 -- Gioele Barabucci gio...@svario.it -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/l2f0u2$jfl$1...@ger.gmane.org
Re: CC0 and authors' names in Copyright field
Gioele Barabucci gio...@svario.it writes: What should the Copyright field contain for packages dedicated to the public domain with CC0? DEP 5 URL:http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ is Debian's standard for the ‘debian/copyright’ content. Note that “CC0” is not *quite* the same thing as “public domain”, since it isn't clear whether it actually results in a work entering the public domain; and some jurisdictions simply don't have the “public domain” concept. See URL:http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/#public-domain. The CC0 declaration has its own keyword for the License field, see URL:http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/#license-specification. Use that keyword in the synopsis, and show the text granting the CC0 on the work in the body of the License field. -- \“The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the | `\ hijacking of morality by religion.” —Arthur C. Clarke, 1991 | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/7weh84sk5v@benfinney.id.au
Re: CC0 and authors' names in Copyright field
Gioele Barabucci gio...@svario.it writes: What should the Copyright field contain for packages dedicated to the public domain with CC0? Le Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 08:25:48AM +1000, Ben Finney a écrit : DEP 5 URL:http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ is Debian's standard for the ‘debian/copyright’ content. Hello Ben and Gioele, Just to clarify, the “machine readable debian/copyright file” specification, developped as “DEP 5”, is a stardard, but its use is not mandatory. The debian/copyright can also be written free-form, or following other formats (if any) that preserve a good human-readability. Currently, the canonical URL for the standard is http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/. As for CC0, as Ben explained, it is a license, and the simplest is to list the copyright holders as for other licenses. Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131001234021.gb30...@falafel.plessy.net
