Re: [License-discuss] Can copyrights be abandoned to the public domain?

2012-08-18 Thread Russ Nelson
John Cowan writes: Russ Nelson scripsit: And yet we know that bridges collapse. Is it reasonable to take steps against bridges collapsing? We (mostly) don't build bridges out of wood (software from moral rights countries), but instead out of steel and concrete (countries where

Re: [License-discuss] Can copyrights be abandoned to the public domain?

2012-08-18 Thread Russ Nelson
Lawrence Rosen writes: If you want to worry about copyright law, consider 17 USC 203. [1] Tell me what you experience as you drive over that bridge I'll tell you in 35 years. -- --my blog is athttp://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. |

Re: [License-discuss] Can copyrights be abandoned to the public domain?

2012-08-17 Thread Russ Nelson
software). Lawrence Rosen writes: Russ Nelson asked: Larry, have you ever been driving over a bridge that collapsed? Not that I can recall. :-) Out of fear of that very result, though, I support increased infrastructure spending by our government. But I don't stress out every time

Re: [License-discuss] Can copyrights be abandoned to the public domain?

2012-08-16 Thread Russ Nelson
Larry, have you ever been driving over a bridge that collapsed? -russ Lawrence Rosen writes: Russ, have you ever experienced that inferiority in actual open source software? /Larry (from my tablet and brief) Russ Nelson nel...@crynwr.com wrote: Oleksandr Gavenko writes

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] New OSI FAQ items posted about Public Domain and CC0.

2012-04-04 Thread Russ Nelson
Karl Fogel writes: Lawrence Rosen lro...@rosenlaw.com writes: Karl, those are excellent FAQ entries! They summarize quite well the non-consensus reached on our lists. Good work! /Larry Larry, thanks so much for saying so. So far we've got +1s from you and from Josh Berkus... I'm

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC0 incompliant with OSD on patents, [was: MXM compared to CC0 ]

2012-03-10 Thread Russ Nelson
Rick Moen writes: its mission to ensure that OSI Certified licences really convey the To be clear, that would be OSI Approved licenses. It turns out -- and Bruce can hardly be blamed for not having a clue, because we didn't either -- that Certification has some pretty struct requirements under

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC0 incompliant with OSD on patents, [was: MXM compared to CC0 ]

2012-03-10 Thread Russ Nelson
Removing the CC's again. Alexander, you have twice been barred from license-discuss because of your repetitve arguments which do not address points already made by other people. I am no longer on the OSI board nor the OSI postmaster, but I will be happy to explain the situation to the current OSI

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC0 incompliant with OSD on patents, [was: MXM compared to CC0 ]

2012-03-10 Thread Russ Nelson
Alexander Terekhov writes: May I suggest that you finally do your own research, Mr. Nelson? You're the one who wants to convince me of something. -- --my blog is athttp://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-600-8815 Potsdam, NY