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Well, on first glance the CC0 sounds good to me: "CC0 helps solve this problem by giving creators a way to waive all their copyright and related rights in thei
by hutzlibu 5y ago
Well, on first glance the CC0 sounds good to me:
"CC0 helps solve this problem by giving creators a way to waive all their copyright and related rights in their works to the fullest extent allowed by law"
But the common criticism of CC0 is:
"No trademark or patent rights held by Affirmer are waived, abandoned, surrendered, licensed or otherwise affected by this document."
Which sounds very contradictory to me. I am not "waiving all my copyright and related rights to my works to the fullest extent allowed by law" if I would reserve my right to patent it. I mean, in the EU where I reside software patents are not possible in theory anyway, but I would be allowed to file a patent in the US with the CC0.
- vitovito 5y agoCopy rights are different from trademarks or patent rights. Related rights to copy rights are e.g. moral rights in France. CC0 and other public domain deeds (e.g. Unlicense) are about copy rights alone. If you mean to also disclaim trademarks or patent rights, you will need additional waivers for each of those, as they're different aspects of rights and law.