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Re: Licensing Update
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:06:30 GMT
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Orion Pobursky wrote:
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> For those following along, here's a link to previous discussion:
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/org/ldraw/?n=3304&t=i&v=a
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> After carefully considering everyone's inputs and concerns we have decided to
> pursue an approach that uses only a user license as the licensing mechanism.
> However we still feel the need to have a Contributor Agreement. This will not
> be a formal license as it was intended before but a way to codify intent of all
> parties and set expectations properly. We feel that some ideas need to have
> extra emphasis:
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> 1. In order for LDraw.org to consider the submission, the Author must release
> the work under a specified license (currently the CCAL)
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> 2. Reemphasis of the key rights granted to LDraw.org through the specified
> license
As long as the authors realise that it's not just ldraw.org getting the
rights (it's the public as well).
> 3. The parts may or may not be released, we are not committed to release
> everything submitted, or once submitted, release again. We also don't commit to
> any specific release frequency
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> 4. Agreement that the Parts Tracker is currently the mechanism used for
> submission.
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> 5. Your work may get modified by others.
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> 6. It is LDraw.org's responsibility to maintain an audit trail and correct
> errors of attribution once notified
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> 7. We may in future decide to use some other license. This will require a
> change process. You'll do your best to stay in touch and participate in the
> process. If you do not participate, you may not waive your legal rights under
> what's already licensed but distribution of your work may be affected
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> Some of these ideas can be merged in with the Parts Tracker Users Guide, others
> with an agreement at the time of submission. Specifically, 3, 4, and 5 can be
> in the PT TOS while 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 can be in the CA.
I think having these notes available to people as they upload their
parts is a good idea. Sort of like 'This is the license your parts
will be under (CCAL), but this is what it means in terms of ldraw.'
Peter
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