[od-discuss] Provincial and Game OGLs; Open Definition 2.0

Thu Dec 5 16:07:53 UTC 2013

It is worth reviewing the whole section on "Alterations and additions to the
license" in
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Can_I_insist_on_t
he_exact_placement_of_the_attribution_credit.3F

Basically as I read it:

(1) if you alter the CC license itself you cannot call it a CC license

(2) the CC+ protocol allows you to *widen* the rights of the *user* rights
by adding waivers or additional permissions in a separate document 

(3) if the additional terms limit the CC license in any way then you cannot
call it a CC licensing arrangement

(4) licensing something under CC does not prevent you as copyright owner
*also* licensing it separately under different terms and conditions

-----Original Message-----
From: od-discuss [mailto:od-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of
Paul Norman
Sent: 05 December 2013 00:42
To: 'Wrate, David GCPE:EX'; 'Luis Villa'
Cc: od-discuss at lists.okfn.org
Subject: Re: [od-discuss] Provincial and Game OGLs; Open Definition 2.0

> From: od-discuss [mailto:od-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf 
> Of Wrate, David GCPE:EX
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [od-discuss] Provincial and Game OGLs; Open Definition 
> 2.0
> 
> Thanks Luis,
> 
> I was/am basing the option to waive conditions on the following 
> information from Creative Commons.org:
> " Can I waive license terms or conditions?
> 
> Yes. You may always choose to waive some license terms or conditions.
> Material licensed under a CC license but with additional permissions 
> granted or conditions waived may be compatibly licensed with other 
> material under the same license. Our CC+ protocol provides a mechanism 
> for facilitating that grant or waiver."
> 
> Taken from here:
> http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Can_I_waive
> _l
> icense_terms_or_conditions.3F

CC+ is dual licensing. An example of something like this would be

"This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0 or the OGL - BC 2.0. You may use it
under either license."

What you *cannot* do is say "This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0, except
we do not grant these permissions in the license".

I'd love it if BC released stuff under a dual license with CC BY 4.0 and OGL
BC 2.0. Maybe a triple-license including ODC-By too. 

Because CC BY 4.0 and ODC-By are well-understood licenses, I wouldn't have
analyze OGL BC 2.0, I'd just use one of the others.

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