Re: [DISCUSS] PUWL v1.0 – P-EADCA Universal Waiver License
Bruce Perens via License-discuss <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:54:08 -0700
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On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM Pamela Chestek <[email protected]> wrote: > That doesn't say that an author can't waive it. > I think we should have a French attorney opine on the original text, not the translation that I took from the UN Human Rights Yearbook, but I am interpreting "indefeasible" as "not able to be lost, annulled, or overturned". and "inalienable" as "cannot be transferred, surrendered, or taken away from a person". It can be assigned, but there is only an affirmative statement there that it can be transferred to a third person. There is, however, also a right for an author to remain *anonymous,* but I don't see how one can grant any rights while remaining anonymous. I also included the moral right to title, as this is separate from trademark law. _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org