Lachlan Hunt wrote:
Carl Reynolds wrote:
There is a loop-hole in the license that allows anyone to copy any
work you publish without requiring your permission or needing to pay
any kind of royalty.
Can you provide a reference to back up this claim?
Unfortunately, I don't have a link. I was discussing Creative Commons
with a friend a few months ago and he pointed me to some news articles
about a decision that had been made last year (I don't remember if it
was Executive or Judicial).
The decision involved a situation in which someone had used Creative
Commons to "protect" their intellectual property and someone else had
infringed on their property rights. The first person tried to recover
damages and a decision was made that because of the way Creative Commons
is written, the person who created the property had given away their
intellectual property rights and had placed the property in the public
domain. They therefore, had negated their copyright protection and had
no recourse under the law.
I'm sorry for this vague answer. I don't have any more specific
information at this time.
Carl.
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