Re: [LAD] GPL & cc-by-3.0

On Sat Jun 15 18:25:29 2013 hermann meyer <brummer-@web.de> wrote:
> Am 15.06.2013 17:47, schrieb Nils Gey:
> > On Sat Jun 15 17:01:05 2013 hermann meyer <brummer-@web.de> wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Did anyone here know if the GPL+ v2.0 /v3.0 is compatible with the
> > > CC-BY v3.0 (unported)
> > > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
> > >
> > > I only found here
> > > http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses#Creative_Commons_Attribution_Share-Alike_.28CC-BY-SA.29_v3.0
> > >
> > > that the CC-BY-SA v3.0 is compatible, but no mention of the CC-BY
> > > v3.0 My understanding is that the CC-BY v3.0 has less restrictions
> > > then the CC-BY-SA version, but I'm a bit unsure.
> > >
> > > Background: I would include some work which is under the CC-BY v3.0
> > > to my project, which is under the GPL+ v2.0 (or later). I wouldn't
> > > violate the DFSG, so I would make sure there is no issue at all when
> > > I'm do so. The Author of the CC-BY v3.0 files is fine with my wishes.
> > >
> > > any hints?
> > > hermann
> > you can derive a version of the cc-by work, eveb with no
> > modifications. You just need to give it a different name and credit
> > the original author. Then you can change the license to a compatible
> > one. I suggest cc by sa since this adds GPL compatible copyleft.
> > Changes on your version need to be relicened as ccbysa then while the
> > original ccby version stays untouched.
> >
> > This is a general principle: a work which is as freely licensed as cc
> > by, public domain or compatible can be relicensed as-is with a more
> > strict one.
> Do you believe that it is needed to re-license it, I would prefer to
> leave the license untouched, and include it "as it is", if possible.
> My impression now, after reading all the posts about this theme on the
> debian mailing list is, that they didn't make a difference between
> cc-by-sa or just cc-by. They just mention the cc-by-sa on the wikki
> page, because it is more restricted, but open enough.
> Oh, what a hell, those license jungle. :-(

yes. That is possible. You can do whatever you want with cc by except not giving credit.

My suggestion assumed you want to be able to modify things and thus are interested in copyleft.

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Received on Sat Jun 15 20:15:03 2013