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Hellmark · 05-11-2011, 09:21 AM

CC gives away right of usage, not of ownership. Think of it like a lease that you pay nothing for, and has no end date. You can use the item, do what ever you want with the item (within the terms of the agreement), but technically the lease company still owns it and is letting you use it.

In the case of CC0, you may as well have put it in the public domain and given it away, but the owner no longer has any rights to the item. It could be argued that it still it is no longer owned by the creator, but it varies based on jurisdiction. Not all laws allow you to completely give us ownership.

05-11-2011, 09:21 AM	#49
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	CC gives away right of usage, not of ownership. Think of it like a lease that you pay nothing for, and has no end date. You can use the item, do what ever you want with the item (within the terms of the agreement), but technically the lease company still owns it and is letting you use it. In the case of CC0, you may as well have put it in the public domain and given it away, but the owner no longer has any rights to the item. It could be argued that it still it is no longer owned by the creator, but it varies based on jurisdiction. Not all laws allow you to completely give us ownership. Last edited by Hellmark; 05-11-2011 at 09:26 AM.