[Discuss] Attribution on physical hardware?

[Emilio Velis]

You have to make it specifically clear that the bits-and-atoms product
cannot be copyrightable (usually), only the design files or any other types
of expression regarding the hardware.

In that line of thought, I understand that if you create something like a
table from a set of code (design specifications, CAD files), that product
isn't subjected to copyright in the sense that you're not making a copy of
the files, and thus, if you can make, sell or modify the product without
the restrictions that copyright will give you, it's only fair that
attribution shouldn't be a legal requirement for that table. Now, the
design files, is another story. If you make copies to distribute and/or
sell, then an attribution note should be in it.

On 10 September 2015 at 02:57, Antoine C <
smallwindturbineproj.contactor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Drew,
> Hummm ... maybe ... sometime, a label attached to the thing made with
> atoms and particles, will probably be enough, when a mark graved
> somewhere on it, indicating the licence and where linked information
> could be found, would be better, if possible.
> Is it ?
> (not so easy to do in the real life, but compulsory ... then just have
> to do it )
> Freely,
> Antoine C.
>
> Le 09/09/2015 22:16, Drew Fustini a écrit :
> > oops, adding a Subject:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Drew Fustini <pdp7pdp7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I was just reading this thread on the arm-netbook mailing list:
> >>
> >>   [Arm-netbook] How much to design A20 board?
> >>
> http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/2015-September/010660.html
> >>
> >> and came across this viewpoint:
> >>
> >>   "attribution clauses require you to advertise *on the product*."
> >>
> >> I've never considered that before.  Anyone have thoughts about if the
> >> physical piece of hardware based on CC-BY-SA designs needs to have
> >> attribution inscribed on it?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> drew
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