Re: [DISCUSS] PUWL v1.0 – P-EADCA Universal Waiver License
Pamela Chestek <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:45:15 -0800
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============5843559112572885331== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------0Y7H0jRVeti4G9oAEb496EiA" Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------0Y7H0jRVeti4G9oAEb496EiA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit How can you both "*/irrevocably /*releases it for unrestricted worldwide use by anyone, for any purpose" and also "terminate automatically" against "any party that initiates or threatens patent litigation"? This is a license, not a dedication to the public domain. Pam Pamela S. Chestek Chestek Legal 4641 Post St. Unit 4316 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 +1 919-800-8033 [email protected] www.chesteklegal.com On 1/26/2026 8:08 PM, Balázs Hámorszky wrote: > what about this? > > https://github.com/balihb/PUWL/blob/main/LICENSE.v2draft03-1 > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM Balázs Hámorszky<[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> This “license” is intended to function as a public domain dedication >> wherever legally possible, >> and as a full waiver of all rights in jurisdictions where a public >> domain dedication is not recognized. >> The remaining clauses do not reserve any rights; they only clarify >> that the waiver cannot be interpreted >> as permission for unlawful acts, false authorship claims, or patent aggression. >> >> The ChatGPT statement is included purely for transparency. >> Some of the wording was iteratively refined through interactive >> drafting sessions with an AI language model, >> but all conceptual direction, final wording choices, and legal >> responsibility rest entirely with me. >> The note simply acknowledges that AI was used as a drafting tool, not >> as a co-author or rights holder. >> If it is generally considered unnecessary, I can remove it, but I >> preferred to keep it to clarify how the cookie was made. 🍪 >> >> Balazs > _______________________________________________ > 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 --------------0Y7H0jRVeti4G9oAEb496EiA Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> How can you both "<b><i>irrevocably </i></b>releases it for unrestricted worldwide use by anyone, for any purpose" and also "terminate automatically" against "any party that initiates or threatens patent litigation"?<br> <br> This is a license, not a dedication to the public domain.<br> <br> Pam<br> <br> <div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br> Chestek Legal<br> 4641 Post St.<br> Unit 4316<br> El Dorado Hills, CA 95762<br> +1 919-800-8033<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.chesteklegal.com">www.chesteklegal.com</a><br> <br> </div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/26/2026 8:08 PM, Balázs Hámorszky wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CAFna2KEzQ8EokeZDvaMPjhqCyaOBO8M7kw0f4SCYsTa4ZKiUbQ@mail.gmail.com"> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">what about this? <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/balihb/PUWL/blob/main/LICENSE.v2draft03-1">https://github.com/balihb/PUWL/blob/main/LICENSE.v2draft03-1</a> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM Balázs Hámorszky <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]"><[email protected]></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap=""> Hi everyone, This “license” is intended to function as a public domain dedication wherever legally possible, and as a full waiver of all rights in jurisdictions where a public domain dedication is not recognized. The remaining clauses do not reserve any rights; they only clarify that the waiver cannot be interpreted as permission for unlawful acts, false authorship claims, or patent aggression. The ChatGPT statement is included purely for transparency. Some of the wording was iteratively refined through interactive drafting sessions with an AI language model, but all conceptual direction, final wording choices, and legal responsibility rest entirely with me. The note simply acknowledges that AI was used as a drafting tool, not as a co-author or rights holder. If it is generally considered unnecessary, I can remove it, but I preferred to keep it to clarify how the cookie was made. 🍪 Balazs </pre> </blockquote> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap=""> _______________________________________________ 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. 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