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Copyright "Paradox" - "Challenge and Opportunity"? (1)
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Hi all,
I am uncomfortable with copyright as an "enabler". Here is a suggested alternative.
I'll post my response to the straw dog page Talk page.
Could we add a third situation in the second paragraph:
... unless:
- the copyright of the work has been handed over to the publisher;
Regarding "cases where the author declares that the work will be released under public domain", I understand that in some parts of Europe, this is not an option. The only way the work can enter the public domain is via copyright expiry.
>>the copyright of the work has been handed over to the publisher;
Change added.
>>Regarding "cases where the author declares that the work will be released under public domain", I understand that in some parts of Europe, this is not an option.
I've included wording in the footnote to indicate it is not universal.
Reference to BBC (1)
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Removed it as there is some material released by BBC under the Creative Archive Licence, inspired by Creative Commons, though definitely non-free (NC, no endorsement and UK only).
(i.e. prefer to be generic and avoid confusion with the BBC material which may seem very "open" to people in the UK)
