On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:18:23 +0100, Ms. Kitka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> so, with the exception of most work created by the feds, it seems that >> there is no longer a way to place something in the public domain other >> than to publicly declare it to be so (i.e., put an icon on it?). >> >> does anyone know if this is so? or is there a form in Washington, DC >> that the copyright holders have to file somewhere? > > Wouldn't declaring something open source be like declaring something > new public domain? No, open source licenses such as GPL all have restrictions. Public Domain means no restrictions. What you do is write "This work is hereby placed in the Public Domain" (or words to that effect) on the title page on a book, in the credits of a video etc. No form needed. - Andreas -- Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ > Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
