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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Author specific goals
- The license that authors use to grant LDraw rights should not preclude other actions by the authors such as using the parts in other systems.
- That is, the author retains all rights except for the right of redistribution (as a perpetual paid-up license), which is granted to LDraw.org. The license should be non exclusive, the author is not precluded from licensing the parts to other entities under whatever terms they choose. However LDraw should also not be prevented from licensing to users under appropriate terms (of LDraw’s choosing, in case they need revision... there should not be a coupling).
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I’d like to add to this one. It became clear to me in a recent conversation that
this goal should be more defined. When authors submit parts to LDraw.org, it
should be under the understanding that LDraw.org will always distribute their
parts as open-source and free of charge. However, LDraw.org should be able to
modify the user license as it deems fit, and not be required to go back and seek
each part author’s permission for a change if one is deemed necessary.
This keeps us out of the situation we’re in right now. Parts are in the library,
being distributed on LDraw.org, but were not licensed to anyone (cause before,
there was no one to license it to). In order to implement a license, it looks
like we’re going to have to gather permission of all parts authors (some of whom
I gather we won’t be able to track down). By inserting this stipulation into the
contributor agreement, it frees LDraw.org to do what it believes is right when
it believes it is right.
So long as there are minimal requirements that prevent LDraw.org from ever
charging for the library distribution, or distributing it in a closed-source
format, I see no problem with this.
-Tim
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| (...) Thanks Tim. The minimal requirements you speak of are incorporated in the Bylaws (in the goals of the organization section) already. Bylaws can be changed but I think anyone proposing such a change would be shouted down and rightly so. Because (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| Vision As promised previously, the Steering Committee would like to share our thoughts on licensing goals. We think it's important that any license, copyright, trademark, trade dress or other legal construction be done in the spirit of the overall (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX) !
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