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Posted to legal-discuss@apache.org by Kalpa Welivitigoda <ca...@gmail.com> on 2016/08/26 14:05:46 UTC
Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Hi,
I am using MaxMind GeoLite2 [1] which is licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License in my development. I want
to know whether this license is compatible with ASL 2.0.
I did a bit of googling and came across [2], there I could find only about
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 and Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Hence this query about version 4.0.
[1] http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/
[2] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#cc-sa
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Best Regards,
Kalpa Welivitigoda
+94776509215
http://about.me/callkalpa
Re: Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Posted by Henri Yandell <ba...@apache.org>.
Seems unlikely they are compatible.
On Friday, August 26, 2016, Kalpa Welivitigoda <ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using MaxMind GeoLite2 [1] which is licensed under Creative Commons
> Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License in my development. I want
> to know whether this license is compatible with ASL 2.0.
>
> I did a bit of googling and came across [2], there I could find only about
> Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 and Creative Commons
> Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Hence this query about version 4.0.
>
> [1] http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/
> [2] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#cc-sa
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Kalpa Welivitigoda
> +94776509215
> http://about.me/callkalpa
>
Re: Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Posted by Kalpa Welivitigoda <ca...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 10:57 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <
dennis.hamilton@acm.org> wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kalpa Welivitigoda [mailto:callkalpa@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 07:06
> > To: legal-discuss@apache.org
> > Subject: Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > I am using MaxMind GeoLite2 [1] which is licensed under Creative Commons
> > Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License in my development. I
> > want to know whether this license is compatible with ASL 2.0.
> [orcmid]
>
> No, it is not compatible with Apache License v2.0. CC-SA place
> restrictions beyond those of Apache License v2.0. The ASF has placed
> limitations on the use of such works in Apache projects.
>
>
Thanks all for the prompt response.
> >
> >
> > I did a bit of googling and came across [2], there I could find only
> > about Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 and Creative Commons
> > Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Hence this query about version 4.0.
> >
> >
> > [1] http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/
> > [2] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#cc-sa
> [orcmid]
>
> I think there is a serious problem in the use of CC-SA except perhaps as
> Category B and with the media restriction. It appears to be a perfect
> example of a weak copyleft.
>
> For the life of me, I don't understand how CC-BY (attribution) is less
> acceptable than CC-SA licenses. CC-SA include the same attribution
> requirements as CC-BY, but also introduces reciprocity. I also suspect the
> limitation against technology measures is the same in each of them,
> although that should be verified.
>
> It appears that these CC-mumbles have not been examined together as a
> group, and instead were addressed piece-meal at different times.
>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Kalpa Welivitigoda
> >
> > +94776509215
> > http://about.me/callkalpa
>
>
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Best Regards,
Kalpa Welivitigoda
+94776509215
http://about.me/callkalpa
RE: Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Posted by "Dennis E. Hamilton" <de...@acm.org>.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kalpa Welivitigoda [mailto:callkalpa@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 07:06
> To: legal-discuss@apache.org
> Subject: Compatibility of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I am using MaxMind GeoLite2 [1] which is licensed under Creative Commons
> Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License in my development. I
> want to know whether this license is compatible with ASL 2.0.
[orcmid]
No, it is not compatible with Apache License v2.0. CC-SA place restrictions beyond those of Apache License v2.0. The ASF has placed limitations on the use of such works in Apache projects.
>
>
> I did a bit of googling and came across [2], there I could find only
> about Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 and Creative Commons
> Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Hence this query about version 4.0.
>
>
> [1] http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/
> [2] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#cc-sa
[orcmid]
I think there is a serious problem in the use of CC-SA except perhaps as Category B and with the media restriction. It appears to be a perfect example of a weak copyleft.
For the life of me, I don't understand how CC-BY (attribution) is less acceptable than CC-SA licenses. CC-SA include the same attribution requirements as CC-BY, but also introduces reciprocity. I also suspect the limitation against technology measures is the same in each of them, although that should be verified.
It appears that these CC-mumbles have not been examined together as a group, and instead were addressed piece-meal at different times.
>
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Kalpa Welivitigoda
>
> +94776509215
> http://about.me/callkalpa
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