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Re: Contributor Agreement License details - updated version
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:44:44 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Timothy Gould wrote:
> > Which is precisely why we are stating we will not pursue any claims unless it is
> > for commercial work.
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> Sorry, that doesn't work for me. The license describes how someone must behave;
> lack of prosecution for non-compliance doesn't erase the ethical imperative to
> follow the agreement.
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> And, since the non-commercial disclaimer is not actually part of the license,
> what is to stop ldraw.org from changing its attitude and starting to prosecute
> non-commercial 'abuse' of the license?
I agree. The way the readme puts it is not in accord with what the license
requires. Furthermore, because there is a disclaimer in readme that it is not a
license, that whole bit can and should be ignored and only the license followed.
If LDRAW wished to pursue any legal action, which is the point of all this isn't
it... IP rights are only as good to the point where you protect them, a pretty
valid defense might be being mislead by the readme document.
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> If we're going to have an official license, it should be workable without
> non-official riders.
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> > It would be unfair to the part authors if someone (eg. TLG
> > or Megablocks) where to use the LDraw parts library for rendering commercial
> > products without giving attribution.
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> Considering that the work of part authors is based entirely on designs which
> belong to TLG, I doubt we (legally) have much of a leg to stand on, preventing
> others from using the LDraw files.
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> Steve
Which is kind of why I don't understand the Creative Commons Licensing. How
much is LDRAW going to enforce these things? How easily will it be to figure
out if MegaBloks is using the library (as an example)?
I don't see why there isn't a small blurb in the library or preferably in each
part file that says "You may use this for personal use in any manner. If you
wish to use this work for commercial purposes, [LDRAW] must be conspiculously
acknowledged with your product." Or something similarly simple. Either that or
have a click-through license when downloading parts saying much the same thing.
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