Re: Copyleft for scientific papers

> > > My first try is
> > >
> > > (c) copyright 1994 Richard Schroeppel
> > > This paper, or any portion, may be freely copied, provided
> > > (1) this entire copyright notice is included, and
> > > (2) no further copyright may be asserted over the copy,
> > > including collection copyright, and
> > > (3) any copyright notice on accompanying or surrounding material
> > > must make it clear that this paper is excluded from the
> > > other copyright notice, and
> > > (4) the phrase "the original version of this article may be
> > > obtained from Scientific Bulgarian magazine, July 1994"
> > > is included.
> >
> >
> > I believe paragraphs (2) and (3) are contradictory.
>
> Really? 2 says that a compilation copyright must exempt this doc,
> while 3 says that copyright on a 'nearby' work must mention it does
> not cover this doc. An example might be a book's copyright notice
> that specifically mentions that chapter N is copylefted.

I misunderstood #2 to say that the work could not be included in any collection that was itself copyrighted, but I see that you did not mean that.

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