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License #1064
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@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ WCA Regulations in [PDF format](link:pdf) | |||
### Source | |||
Development of the WCA Regulations and Guidelines is public [on GitHub](https://github.com/thewca/wca-regulations) and the discussion is public [on the WCA Forum](https://forum.worldcubeassociation.org/c/regulations). | |||
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### License | |||
This document is licensed under a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) license. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at [thewca/wca-regulations-translations](https://github.com/thewca/wca-regulations-translations#license) |
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Since this text appears on the main Regulations, I think we should avoid linking to something else that can imply the availability of a looser license.
This document is licensed under a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) license. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at [thewca/wca-regulations-translations](https://github.com/thewca/wca-regulations-translations#license) | |
This document is licensed under a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) license. |
If we want translations to specify looser languages, we could generalize the mechanism we use for "this translation is not an official version" at https://github.com/thewca/wca-regulations-translations#translation-instructions
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is this a change for this regulations cycle iyo? @lgarron
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This is the common procedure that Creative Commons provides to grant more rights (in this case, the right to distribute a translation). See "Simplest CC+ Example" here.
However, we may simply use the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 and only allow translations to be posted in our website.
I agree that this is a good license to use; I am happy to license my past and future contributions under it. "Non-commercial" could in principle clash with competitions that make any profit, but 1) this is more regulated now, 2) excerpts are almost certainly fair use all around the world, and 3) if this prohibits someone from hosting a duplicate copy of the full Regulations for some commercial purpose, that's probably actually a good thing (they should be linking to an official version, or contacting the WCA for alternatives). We should probably also consider a full assignment of rights to the WCA of any contributions. |
Can we do that alongside a CC license? |
Yeah, that's usually through a separate (but related) like a CLA. GitHub's terms automatically include a CLA for pull requests for the project's current license, but we can ask for contribution rights to be assigned to the WCA so that we can relicense in the future if we need to. |
Ok, I think it may be a good idea. I'm not familiar with CLAs, though. Would you handle that? |
Closes #639
Add CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
This is strongly linked to thewca/wca-regulations-translations#129. Please, have a look at that PR for further information.
Requesting review from @thewca/board, as this is legal stuff that may concern you.