2014-02-28 7:00 GMT+05:30 geni <geni...@gmail.com>: > On 27 February 2014 22:56, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This is the essential point of the problem: > > > > * Commons has a long-running attitude of absolute copyright paranoia, > > so that no reuser will ever be put in legal danger. This is extremely > > unlikely to change, and particularly not with what the Commons > > community perceive as outside intruders (rather than e.g. its main > > users) coming in to question it. > > > > Not true. If anything commons copyright policy tends towards the legally > (...)
Yes, that is sadly true. David hit the nail on the head very well. > aggressive. A lot of that involves finding and exploiting loopholes. > However the other side of that involves obeying copyright law to the > letter. Its far easier to defend the edge cases if we have a solid record > of respecting the law as it stands at this present time. > > Now if someone could get the US to follow the law of the shorter term that > would simplify things somewhat. > Yes, that's won't come any time soon. -- > geni Regards, Yann A Commons admin. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
