Michael Tiemann skrev:
> The text of the CC:BY 2.5 license deed (simplified
text) says:
>
> Attribution. You must attribute the work in the
manner specified
> by the author or licensor.
>
> [ From http://cr
eativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ ]
>
> This is much more broad than what the underlying legal
code actually
> says, permits, or requires. For example: say I'm the
CEO of FUBAR Inc.
> I offer a software package under CC:BY, and the manner
of attribution I
> specify is "whenever you use this software, you
must wear a FUBAR T-
> shirt over your regular shirt. And FUBAR T-shirts cost
$10,000 each,
> purchased from our website, http://fubar.biz ". The
detailed license
> text paints a much more narrow definition of
attribution than this, but
> the deed text seems to allow, if not encourage, such
extravagant
> requirements.
>
> How can we better characterize what is fair and
reasonable attribution
> so that CC:BY has a sensibly bounded scope, both in
short-hand and long-
> hand forms?
>
It's the legal code that constitutes the contract (licence,
deal or
whatever you want to call it), not the deed. If there's is a
direct
difference btw the deed and the code, the code takes
precedence. If
there's an ambiguity in the code then the deed can be used
to support
interpretations if the code.
So, if you are uncertain about how to deal with attribution
you have to
turn to the legal code for guidance.
/Peter Brink
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