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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 09:49:40AM -0400, Art Alexion wrote: > On Sunday 24 August 2008 4:39:37 pm David A. Harding wrote: > > authors aren't liable for works in the public domain. > > If you harm someone through something you provided them, it doesn't > matter whether you gave it to them or sold it to them. You're still not addressing my point. Your examples describe distribution liability; I described author liability. > Putting something in the public domain is no different than giving > it away. Yes it is. When you give something away, you transfer your ownership rights to someone else; when you disclaim copyright, you destroy your ownership rights. > I just couldn't let a misconception that people who put their > creations in the public domain thereby shield themselves from > liability go unchallenged. I too feel I'm acting nobly, but I think we're, as someone else said, beating a dead horse. I'll not reply to this thread again on-list, but I'd be happy to continue it elsewhere -- perhaps over a post- meeting beer? Thanks, -Dave -- David A. Harding Website: http://dtrt.org/ 1 (609) 997-0765 Email: dave@dtrt.org Jabber/XMPP: dharding@jabber.org ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug