I submitted the following issue to add a "license" identifier that could be used in this situation: https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/2294 (as a LicenseRef- this is already being used in the Fedora project).
I think the problem with the Public Domain Mark is that it's not a license-like "text", so not something that SPDX could represent in its license list or even properly something that could be represented by a LicenseRef-. Richard On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 10:30 AM David Foster <david.foster@techsmart.codes> wrote: > > Let's say I have a work like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which I believe to > be in the public domain. What SPDX license should I use to mark such a work > believed to be in the public domain? > > > > At first I thought CC-PDDC (Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication and > Certification) would be a good candidate but that deed has been deprecated > since 2010 in favor of: > > CC Public Domain Mark > CC0 Public Domain Dedication > > Now it seems like the CC Public Domain Mark would be the most appropriate > alternative, but there does not appear to be a SPDX license identifier for it. > > > > So I have a few questions: > > 1. Is there an appropriate way to mark a Public Domain work using a SPDX > license? > 2. Should the CC Public Domain Mark be added to the SPDX license list? > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3529): https://lists.spdx.org/g/Spdx-legal/message/3529 Mute This Topic: https://lists.spdx.org/mt/105158733/21656 Group Owner: spdx-legal+ow...@lists.spdx.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.spdx.org/g/Spdx-legal/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
