On 20 June 2016 at 16:31, Donal Fellows <donal.k.fell...@manchester.ac.uk> wrote: >> But is "Public Domain" valid outside US? Should we append ASF headers > on it? (That should be allowed if it's PD.. at least if that is done > by an USAnian) > It certainly isn't on some jurisdictions (Germany is the most notable one) > but I would expect any German court to at least try to comply with the spirit > of the intended licence (e.g., no economic claims) as the jurisdictions that > are issuing the licence (arguably the USA and the UK) have the concept. The > real main difference with German law is over the author's rights, but it is > only the authors who really have the standing to complain about them in the > first place, and they've publicly said they won't... > International law in relation to software licences is complex. Of you are > really worried, you should seek professional advice. I knows I am not the > person to offer such advice!
I'll rely on https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved#can-works-placed-in-the-public-domain-be-included-in-apache-products saying Public Domain OK with attribution, and hope the fact that ASF (and the author of json2.js) is based in US keeps the lawyers away :-) -- Stian Soiland-Reyes Apache Taverna (incubating), Apache Commons http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
