Fedora to disallow CC0-licensed code [LWN.net]

Fedora to disallow CC0-licensed code

Posted Jul 26, 2022 4:54 UTC (Tue) by pabs (subscriber, #43278)
Parent article: Fedora to disallow CC0-licensed code

jxself created the Worldwide Public Domain Dedication (WPDD), which includes patent rights.

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Fedora to disallow CC0-licensed code

Posted Jul 30, 2022 23:40 UTC (Sat) by sammythesnake (guest, #17693) [Link] (1 responses)

I'm curious why that proposed not-quite-licence uses terms like "non-transferable" and "non-sublicensable" with respect to rights granted through it. Surely granting those rights as transferable and sublicensable would better fit the declared purpose...?

Fedora to disallow CC0-licensed code

Posted Jul 31, 2022 12:32 UTC (Sun) by jxself (guest, #63302) [Link]

This isn't unique to the WPDD but is actually from CC0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode "...Affirmer hereby grants to each affected person a royalty-free, non transferable, non sublicensable..."

So your questions seems more about why it was made non transferable in CC0.

I don't know that CC has explicitly stated why but my understanding is that, probably not surprisingly, not everything is or can be made transferable in all areas of the world.

This should not be conflated to mean that further sharing of a Work means that someone doesn't get a license, as anyone receiving a copy of the Work would still receive a license directly from the Affirmer, at least to the extent that they're an "affected person."