Re: Waiver of copyright

From: Mike Holderness <mch[_at_]cix.compulink.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 00:02 +0000 (GMT)


In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.32L2.0112141155100.2385-100000[_at_]unix01.voicenet.com> Joseph Pietro Riolo <riolo[_at_]voicenet.com> wrote: 

>

> Berne Convention does not have anything on dedicating works to
> the public domain. (You can find Berne Convention at:
> http://www.wipo.org/treaties/ip/berne ) In some countries such
> as France where moral rights cannot be alienated, you cannot
> dedicate your works to the public domain no matter how badly you
> want to do it.

It follows that in France, Germany - most of the world in fact - it remains in your absolute discretion to license the entire population of the planet to - to reproduce your work. You can also license them to do so with no credit if you wish, or even to distort it in a way that damages your reputation, if you wish.

> Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions in this
> post in the public domain.

I license anyone to reproduce this in its entirety, with credit.

Mike Holderness Received on Sun Dec 23 2001 - 00:05:03 GMT

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