Re: Public Domain

From: Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 18:06:00 -0800

On 3/14/98, Stephen J. Hyland <shyland[_at_]computer-lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu> wrote:
> >
> > How does one place something in the public domain? Is putting a
> > notice on the work saying it can be freely copied enough? Is a
> > waiver of all the other rights (distribution, etc.) implied by
> > such a notice? Is such a waiver irrevocable?
>
> ...
> the effect of language that says "This work is in public domain"
> is to grant an unlimited license to use the work.

What about the temporal scope of the license (refer to the last sentence of my snippet)?

And has anyone ever offered an amendment to the Copyright Act that provides a method for placing something in the public domain? The Act goes to great lengths to tell people how to protect themselves but doesn't seem to take into account the altruistic impulses of the American public (I know they're in here somewhere).

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Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu>
UCLA School of Law '98
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1206/

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