From: mutazilah@gmail.com   
      
   "George Neuner"  wrote in message   
   news:t273dj5rpijtmcier4q7bomtgqa3t8rb2t@4ax.com...   
   > On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:14:13 +0800, "Paul Edwards"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >"BGB"  wrote in message   
   > >news:vaoach$3l2k0$1@dont-email.me...   
   > >   
   > >> AFAIK, whether declaring something as public domain is legally   
   > >> recognized depends on jurisdiction. I think this is why CC0 exists.   
   > >   
   > >And if you believe that, then you're welcome to say that this   
   > >is public domain, but you may follow the CC0 license instead   
   > >if you wish.   
   >   
   > BGB is correct: not all countries recognize the notion of "public   
   > domain".   
   >   
   > In WIPO convention countries it generally is possible to release a   
   > work under a license that explicitly grants all rights, but the result   
   > is not quite the same as placing the work in public domain.  Without a   
   > legal notion of "public domain" it is not possible for an author to   
   > give up the rights afforded by the (automatic) Berne convention   
   > copyright.   
   >   
   > [Of course [not] every country is a WIPO or Berne signatory ... but most   
   > recognize one or both conventions.]   
   >   
   > So if you really want a work to be freely usable anywhere in the   
   > world, you can declare it as "public domain" for those countries that   
   > recognize that notion ... but for everywhere else you have to provide   
   > an alternative license that explicitly grants all rights.   
      
      
   Isn't that what I just said?   
      
   Release it as public domain but say you can use CC0 if you prefer.   
      
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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