[Discuss] discuss Digest, Vol 23, Issue 12

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Hello Harry,
Copyright has not a unique meening and has not a unique legal definition
around the world.
In some countries, rights of authors covers any rights on their works,
whatever the derivative works are physical or not. In such countries, the
term "Copyright" has sometimes, no power above domestic authorship rights.
In coutries where Cross-Country-Copyright term or domestic copyright term,
is enought defined, it seems admitted that CC is not enough to be 100% sure
physical derivative works coming from a CC design work is also CC covered.
As you know, that is why other licences exist, like wellknown TAPR-OHL and
CERN-OHL : to include both documentation and products under openhardware
definition(s).
I let you searching answers for countries you'd like to include in your
project usage, for up and down streams of the "material things" you'd like
to share.
Freely,
Antoine



2014-04-12 1:23 GMT+02:00 Harry Hutton <harryhutton92 at gmail.com>:

> I find Michaels point intriguing - a creative commons license on the
> design does not actually have any bearing on the physical object.
>
> I've been told that this is because CC leverages copyright - which only
> extends to the idea as it is expressed in the medium of its digital format
> (ie the bits and bytes that make up the file). So its not the actual idea
> itself.
>
> One could manufacture the product anyway and sell it legally. You're not
> using the design file code commercially. You're using the physical product
> commercially.
>
> I've got limited knowledge of any open source licenses that work by
> specifically stating that the *idea* is free to use by anyone. But I
> suppose that works by default by putting it in the public domain?
>
> *Related*
> There's an interesting case of the use of a creative commons license to
> share a design of a living hinge (to be manufactured via laser cutter). I'm
> sure you've seen them before if you've been in a Fablab - living hinge
> example here<http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW3ol2sIU8A/UDFBvTdlK5I/AAAAAAAAFj0/FpP-9twFBik/s1600/DSC04683+%2528Custom%2529.JPG>
> The thing is, the *idea* for this living hinge falls under a patent
> http://www.google.com/patents/US7685676
> It won't expire until 2026
>
> So we have an out of control scenario of a patent being shared as open
> source design. It's pretty popular. I'd estimate there are over 100,000
> cases of individual infringement. Its near impossible for the patent holder
> to track this - they're anonymous downloads on the internet - or small
> individuals on etsy and suchlike selling them at low volume - not enough
> for the damages to outweigh legal fees of a courtcase. A patent is only
> worth as much as how well one can defend it.
>
> Open source disrupting the system - the next decade is going to be a crazy
> time for the design and engineering world!
>
> There's more discussion on the above case here:
> http://www.reddit.com/r/OpenDesign/comments/20lhh6/open_design_vs_patents_living_hinge_case_study/
>
> Harry
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 3:18 PM, <discuss-request at lists.oshwa.org> wrote:
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>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:19:51 -0600
>> From: Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com>
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>> Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>>
>> Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>> El abr 11, 2014 2:15 AM, "Andrew Back" <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> escribi?:
>>
>> > On 11 April 2014 09:08, Ben Gray <ben at phenoptix.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >I'm of the opinion that it serves best those who don't respect such
>> > licenses and punishes those who do.
>> >
>> > An excellent point -- NC is something of an "own goal".
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew Back
>> > http://carrierdetect.com
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>> Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>>
>> Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>> El abr 11, 2014 2:15 AM, "Andrew Back" <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> escribi?:
>>
>> > On 11 April 2014 09:08, Ben Gray <ben at phenoptix.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >I'm of the opinion that it serves best those who don't respect such
>> > licenses and punishes those who do.
>> >
>> > An excellent point -- NC is something of an "own goal".
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew Back
>> > http://carrierdetect.com
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > discuss mailing list
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>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:39:51 +0100
>> From: Andrew Back <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
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>> On 11 April 2014 14:19, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com> wrote:
>> > Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> > something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>>
>> Not that I know of, but it isn't difficult to ascertain what can be
>> regarded as such by referring to the Open Source Definition:
>>
>>   http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
>>
>> Discrimination against field of endeavour being the issue at hand here.
>>
>> If in doubt simply consider whether the licence is aligned with open
>> source as it has come to be understood over the last 17 or so years.
>> Every now and again you see attempts to subvert this, e.g. via use of
>> NC licences with the term or purported ancillary rules, but you cannot
>> change the meaning of something so well established. Which is not to
>> say that there are not opportunities for new paradigms and which adopt
>> some term other than "open source".
>>
>> > Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>>
>> Not really, as you rarely get the source with shareware.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Back
>> http://carrierdetect.com
>>
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>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:39:51 +0100
>> From: Andrew Back <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> To: The Open Source Hardware Association Discussion List
>>         <discuss at lists.oshwa.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Discuss] Is CC BY-NC-SA not Open Source Hardware?
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>> On 11 April 2014 14:19, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com> wrote:
>> > Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> > something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>>
>> Not that I know of, but it isn't difficult to ascertain what can be
>> regarded as such by referring to the Open Source Definition:
>>
>>   http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
>>
>> Discrimination against field of endeavour being the issue at hand here.
>>
>> If in doubt simply consider whether the licence is aligned with open
>> source as it has come to be understood over the last 17 or so years.
>> Every now and again you see attempts to subvert this, e.g. via use of
>> NC licences with the term or purported ancillary rules, but you cannot
>> change the meaning of something so well established. Which is not to
>> say that there are not opportunities for new paradigms and which adopt
>> some term other than "open source".
>>
>> > Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>>
>> Not really, as you rarely get the source with shareware.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Back
>> http://carrierdetect.com
>>
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:57:39 -0600
>> From: Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com>
>> To: The Open Source Hardware Association Discussion List
>>         <discuss at lists.oshwa.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Discuss] Is CC BY-NC-SA not Open Source Hardware?
>> Message-ID:
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>> But that leaves us with a very ambiguous use of the term 'open'. If you
>> check the CC faq, they recommend to use approved licenses only for
>> software:
>>
>> http://opensource.org/licenses
>>
>> In the case of OSHW, due to being different than intangible goods, a list
>> of requirements has to be developed for people to make sure their work is
>> not open in tue definition sense of the term (i.e. source code available)
>> but also regarding all layers of content and freedoms of use. A metadesign
>> of licensing so that others can build upon and create options for
>> tinkerers
>> to use.
>> El abr 11, 2014 7:39 AM, "Andrew Back" <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> escribi?:
>>
>> > On 11 April 2014 14:19, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com> wrote:
>> > > Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> > > something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>> >
>> > Not that I know of, but it isn't difficult to ascertain what can be
>> > regarded as such by referring to the Open Source Definition:
>> >
>> >   http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
>> >
>> > Discrimination against field of endeavour being the issue at hand here.
>> >
>> > If in doubt simply consider whether the licence is aligned with open
>> > source as it has come to be understood over the last 17 or so years.
>> > Every now and again you see attempts to subvert this, e.g. via use of
>> > NC licences with the term or purported ancillary rules, but you cannot
>> > change the meaning of something so well established. Which is not to
>> > say that there are not opportunities for new paradigms and which adopt
>> > some term other than "open source".
>> >
>> > > Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>> >
>> > Not really, as you rarely get the source with shareware.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew Back
>> > http://carrierdetect.com
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > discuss mailing list
>> > discuss at lists.oshwa.org
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>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:57:39 -0600
>> From: Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com>
>> To: The Open Source Hardware Association Discussion List
>>         <discuss at lists.oshwa.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Discuss] Is CC BY-NC-SA not Open Source Hardware?
>> Message-ID:
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>> CAFMcv8W9r5Rn6R6D_1tLhLb-G4oVATJiBqDmFzTGsfi21bRJUQ at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> But that leaves us with a very ambiguous use of the term 'open'. If you
>> check the CC faq, they recommend to use approved licenses only for
>> software:
>>
>> http://opensource.org/licenses
>>
>> In the case of OSHW, due to being different than intangible goods, a list
>> of requirements has to be developed for people to make sure their work is
>> not open in tue definition sense of the term (i.e. source code available)
>> but also regarding all layers of content and freedoms of use. A metadesign
>> of licensing so that others can build upon and create options for
>> tinkerers
>> to use.
>> El abr 11, 2014 7:39 AM, "Andrew Back" <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> escribi?:
>>
>> > On 11 April 2014 14:19, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com> wrote:
>> > > Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> > > something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>> >
>> > Not that I know of, but it isn't difficult to ascertain what can be
>> > regarded as such by referring to the Open Source Definition:
>> >
>> >   http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
>> >
>> > Discrimination against field of endeavour being the issue at hand here.
>> >
>> > If in doubt simply consider whether the licence is aligned with open
>> > source as it has come to be understood over the last 17 or so years.
>> > Every now and again you see attempts to subvert this, e.g. via use of
>> > NC licences with the term or purported ancillary rules, but you cannot
>> > change the meaning of something so well established. Which is not to
>> > say that there are not opportunities for new paradigms and which adopt
>> > some term other than "open source".
>> >
>> > > Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>> >
>> > Not really, as you rarely get the source with shareware.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew Back
>> > http://carrierdetect.com
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > discuss mailing list
>> > discuss at lists.oshwa.org
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>> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:05:40 -0400
>> From: Michael Weinberg <mweinberg at publicknowledge.org>
>> To: The Open Source Hardware Association Discussion List
>>         <discuss at lists.oshwa.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Discuss] Is CC BY-NC-SA not Open Source Hardware?
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>> probably also worth mentioning here that, as a general matter, a copyright
>> on plans for a useful object (like, say, a 3D printer) doesn't mean that
>> making said object is copyright infringement.  Details of Printrbot
>> specifically may vary, but it may be a useful thing to keep in mind.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > But that leaves us with a very ambiguous use of the term 'open'. If you
>> > check the CC faq, they recommend to use approved licenses only for
>> software:
>> >
>> > http://opensource.org/licenses
>> >
>> > In the case of OSHW, due to being different than intangible goods, a
>> list
>> > of requirements has to be developed for people to make sure their work
>> is
>> > not open in tue definition sense of the term (i.e. source code
>> available)
>> > but also regarding all layers of content and freedoms of use. A
>> metadesign
>> > of licensing so that others can build upon and create options for
>> tinkerers
>> > to use.
>> > El abr 11, 2014 7:39 AM, "Andrew Back" <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
>> > escribi?:
>> >
>> >  On 11 April 2014 14:19, Emilio Velis <contacto at emiliovelis.com> wrote:
>> >> > Question. Is there a list of approved licenses for OSHW? For example,
>> >> > something like "your work must be under the following licenses".
>> >>
>> >> Not that I know of, but it isn't difficult to ascertain what can be
>> >> regarded as such by referring to the Open Source Definition:
>> >>
>> >>   http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
>> >>
>> >> Discrimination against field of endeavour being the issue at hand here.
>> >>
>> >> If in doubt simply consider whether the licence is aligned with open
>> >> source as it has come to be understood over the last 17 or so years.
>> >> Every now and again you see attempts to subvert this, e.g. via use of
>> >> NC licences with the term or purported ancillary rules, but you cannot
>> >> change the meaning of something so well established. Which is not to
>> >> say that there are not opportunities for new paradigms and which adopt
>> >> some term other than "open source".
>> >>
>> >> > Regarding NC, that would be shareware by the book.
>> >>
>> >> Not really, as you rarely get the source with shareware.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Andrew
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Andrew Back
>> >> http://carrierdetect.com
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