- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:48:15 -0700
- To: Lawrence Rosen <lrosen@rosenlaw.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Apr 25, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > Maciej Stachowiak asked: >> Can you cite the extra patent coverage or clarity that the Option 3 >> license has relative to CC0 or the MIT license? I expect a pointer >> would be useful to WG members. > > I'm being intentionally precise (anal-retentive, as are all lawyers and > standards people). Options 1 and 3, for example, include these words: > > W3C liability and trademark rules apply. As a whole, this document > may be used according to the terms of the W3C Document License. > In addition, to facilitate implementation of the technical specifications > set forth in this document, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative > works and portions of this document in software, in supporting materials > accompanying software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that > all such works include the notice below.... > > This means that there is in overarching license, the W3C Document License, > which specifies copyright and patent terms for all W3C documents. *In > addition*, there is permission to prepare and distribute software *without > limiting the software license in any way*. I think I need some more help. What are the patent terms specified in the W3C Document License? I assume this is the W3C Document License in question: <http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231>. Regards, Maciej
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