Re:Collection of insane and fun facts about SQLite
by shakna on Monday December 30, 2024 @08:20PM
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Over in Australia, the question of whether private citizens can also declaim any copyright on a work is resolved: We can't.
We're allowed to use public domain works, but we cannot declaim the work. Your copyright has a fixed term, which outlives you. Fin. You cannot surrender a right - as that has caused abuse issues in the past.
No right can be surrendered, but some may be suspended temporarily by a narrow set of laws I wish was even narrower.
Unfortunately... This does mean we can't work on Public Domain projects (legally), as we keep our copyright to our changes. Though practically, that has only been contested once in the history of the nation. The intent of the individual tends to be respected by our Common Law system.
i.e. PD is a signal the creator wants a free and boundless reuse of the product, even if it isn't strictly in the public domain.
We're allowed to use public domain works, but we cannot declaim the work. Your copyright has a fixed term, which outlives you. Fin. You cannot surrender a right - as that has caused abuse issues in the past.
No right can be surrendered, but some may be suspended temporarily by a narrow set of laws I wish was even narrower.
Unfortunately... This does mean we can't work on Public Domain projects (legally), as we keep our copyright to our changes. Though practically, that has only been contested once in the history of the nation. The intent of the individual tends to be respected by our Common Law system.
i.e. PD is a signal the creator wants a free and boundless reuse of the product, even if it isn't strictly in the public domain.