The produced work guideline goes down the slippery slope of trying to > define a produced work though the intention of the creator. This was > always a highly questionable approach. Not only because intention in > general is hard to determine objectively but also because the ODbL does > not require the creator of a produced work to put any contraints on how > the produced work is used so the intention of the creator does not have > any bearing on how users actually use this work. > > If a user misuses a produced work, that is the fault of the user (and perhaps a breach of the license by the user), not the work producer. I don't this is a slippery slope, but rather a principled decision. But the guideline is what it is, and I suppose you could lobby the Board to change it, but I personally would view such a change as unwise.
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