[License-review] Request for a new license review [Luther-LAW_DE.FID5237501]

Mon Dec 23 11:17:29 UTC 2024

Dear all,

first thanks for the helpful feedback so far. Please find attached a first version of the English license text. We are still looking for an Open Source valid certified translator who will submit a certified translation. As soon as we have such a certified translation, we will make it available to you immediately. As we need to have a German license text, we need an official, and OSI-approved text of those licenses in German.

The following is also the other requested information for the review process:

  1.  A copy of the license in both German and English can be found in the attachment in plain text format.
  2.  I hereby confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the license submitted complies with the Open Source Definition and in particular fulfills OSD 3, 5, 6 and 9.
  3.  Since the license is to be used and created for the first time for a cross-city project, there are currently no projects using the license. However, it is planned that the license will be used in mid/late January.
  4.  The name of the license is OSC License and the version number is 1.0.
  5.  Need for regulation: Based on the queries, I would like to reiterate that the problem with the invalid limitation of liability mentioned in the previous email does not only exist in the public sphere (cities, etc.), but for anyone who wants to use the license. Regarding the distinction between the rights holder and the author, I would like to state the following:

Copyright arises from the act of creation. It encompasses a range of powers of the author to use and exploit his work, which will be explained in more detail below.
However, a distinction must be made here between two essential concepts:

On the one hand, there is the highly personal right as the author. It is inextricably linked to the person of the author â€“ which is why it is also referred to as the author's moral right. This right cannot be transferred to another person by contract, nor can another person be contractually designated as the author if the latter was not directly, practically and personally involved in the creation of the work. Furthermore, the author cannot waive his or her (moral) right of authorship.

The moral rights of the author are to be distinguished from the rights of use and exploitation of a work â€“ these can be transferred to other persons, for example by means of a license agreement. In order to take into account this possible, but not mandatory, disassociation of the author and the rights holder, both are included in the license.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions and please let me know if you require any further information.

Kind Regards
Niccolo Langenheim

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From: License-review <license-review-bounces at lists.opensource.org> On Behalf Of Pamela Chestek
Sent: Freitag, 13. Dezember 2024 05:09
To: license-review at lists.opensource.org
Subject: Re: [License-review] Request for a new license review

Hi Niccolo,

Can you submit it with the information described on this page? https://opensource.org/licenses/review-process

Since this is not in English, we will also need a certified translation of the license.

Thanks,

Pam Chestek
Chair, License Committee
Open Source Initiative
On 12/11/2024 1:58 AM, Langenheim, Niccolo wrote:
Dear Open Source Initiative Team,

With this e-mail I am submitting a new Open Source license on behalf of my client, the city of Solingen in Germany. The need for the new license stems from the fact that the versatile MIT license does not contain a limitation of liability that is effective under German law. Even if it is predominantly assumed in the specialist literature that Open Source licenses are generally subject to donation law and therefore more favourable liability and warranty rights apply, it has not yet been confirmed by the courts. This results in the risk that courts may adopt a different legal interpretation in the event of a dispute, with the result that the statutory liability limitations of donation law no longer apply. However, it is particularly important for public law projects of cities, municipalities, etc. to agree a legally secure limitation of liability that guarantees a limitation of liability regardless of the legal classification.

In order to close this gap in the limitation of liability and at the same time benefit from the advantages of an MIT license, we have drafted the following license, which, apart from an effective limitation of liability, is based on the MIT license:

Copyright (c) <Jahr> <Copyright Inhaber>

Jedem, der eine Kopie dieser Software und der zugehÃ¶rigen Dokumentationsdateien (die â€žSoftwareâ€œ) erhÃ¤lt, wird hiermit kostenlos die Erlaubnis erteilt, ohne EinschrÃ¤nkung mit der Software zu handeln, einschlieÃŸlich und ohne EinschrÃ¤nkung der Rechte zur Nutzung, zum Kopieren, Ã„ndern, ZusammenfÃ¼hren, VerÃ¶ffentlichen, Verteilen, Unterlizenzieren und/oder Verkaufen von Kopien der Software, und Personen, denen die Software zur VerfÃ¼gung gestellt wird, dies unter den folgenden Bedingungen zu gestatten:

Der obige Urheberrechtshinweis und dieser Genehmigungshinweis mÃ¼ssen in allen Kopien oder wesentlichen Teilen der Software enthalten sein.

DIE AUTOREN ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER HAFTEN UNBESCHRÃ„NKT BEI VORSATZ, ARGLISTIGER TÃ„USCHUNG, GROBER FAHRLÃ„SSIGKEIT, DER VERLETZUNG VON LEIB, LEBEN ODER GESUNDHEIT UND SOWEIT DIE HAFTUNG GESETZLICH NICHT BESCHRÃ„NKT ODER AUSGESCHLOSSEN WERDEN KANN. BEI FAHRLÃ„SSIGER VERLETZUNG EINER PFLICHT, DEREN ERFÃœLLUNG WESENTLICH FÃœR DIE DURCHFÃœHRUNG DES VERTRAGS IST (KARDINALPFLICHT), HAFTEN DIE AUTOREN ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER DER HÃ–HE NACH BEGRENZT AUF DEN SCHADEN, DER BEI VERTRAGSSCHLUSS VORHERSEHBAR UND TYPISCH IST.

DARÃœBER HINAUS IST EINE HAFTUNG AUSGESCHLOSSEN.

DIE VORSTEHENDE HAFTUNGSBESCHRÃ„NKUNG GILT AUCH FÃœR DIE HAFTUNG DER MITARBEITER, VERTRETER UND ORGANE DER AUTOREN ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER.

Finally, I would like to note that the license has been legally reviewed by our law firm.

I will be happy to answer any further questions.

Kind Regards
Niccolo Langenheim
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Copyright (c) <Jahr> <Copyright Inhaber>

Jedem, der eine Kopie dieser Software und der zugehörigen Dokumentationsdateien (die „Software“) erhält, wird hiermit kostenlos die Erlaubnis erteilt, ohne Einschränkung die Software zu verwenden, einschließlich und ohne Einschränkung der Rechte zur Nutzung, zum Kopieren, Ändern, Zusammenführen, Veröffentlichen, Verteilen, Unterlizenzieren und/oder Verkaufen von Kopien der Software, und Personen, denen die Software zur Verfügung gestellt wird, dies unter den folgenden Bedingungen zu gestatten:

Der obige Urheberrechtshinweis und dieser Genehmigungshinweis müssen in allen Kopien oder wesentlichen Teilen der Software enthalten sein.

DIE URHEBER ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER HAFTEN UNBESCHRÄNKT BEI VORSATZ, ARGLISTIGER TÄUSCHUNG, GROBER FAHRLÄSSIGKEIT, DER VERLETZUNG VON LEIB, LEBEN ODER GESUNDHEIT UND SOWEIT DIE HAFTUNG GESETZLICH NICHT BESCHRÄNKT ODER AUSGESCHLOSSEN WERDEN KANN. BEI FAHRLÄSSIGER VERLETZUNG EINER PFLICHT, DEREN ERFÜLLUNG WESENTLICH FÜR DIE DURCHFÜHRUNG DES VERTRAGS IST (KARDINALPFLICHT), HAFTEN DIE URHEBER ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER DER HÖHE NACH BEGRENZT AUF DEN SCHADEN, DER BEI VERTRAGSSCHLUSS VORHERSEHBAR UND TYPISCH IST.

DARÜBER HINAUS IST EINE HAFTUNG AUSGESCHLOSSEN. 

DIE VORSTEHENDE HAFTUNGSBESCHRÄNKUNG GILT AUCH FÜR DIE HAFTUNG DER MITARBEITER, VERTRETER UND ORGANE DER URHEBER ODER URHEBERRECHTSINHABER.