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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/15/2020 9:27 AM, Simon Phipps
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 1:34
PM Langley, Stuart <<a
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<div>The issue this creates is that the author can’t
make a valid transfer to the public domain.
Transfers are not allowed. The author’s completely
clear and unambiguous intent to transfer does not
change that. The only option is to license
sufficient rights.
Without a license, even if the author does not
assert copyright, their heirs might.</div>
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<div>OSI has previously advised that "public domain" does not
qualify as open source because exactly this sort of issue,
varying in scope and consequence globally, prevents
developers from being sure they have the necessary rights
without consulting another person first. See <a
href="https://opensource.org/node/878"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://opensource.org/node/878</a></div>
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The difference with the Unlicense is that it <i>also</i> clearly
states what rights are granted. Does that not resolve any concern
with the Unlicense?<br>
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Pamela S. Chestek<br>
Chestek Legal<br>
PO Box 2492<br>
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