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I recently attended a seminar on Open Source movements and the problems caused by copyright laws. Basically, anything you write is automatically copyright by you with all rights reserved. If anyone wants to do anything with it, they must get your permission to do so.
When I released my VWUnit package, the Smalltalk Raytracing code, and the Simulated Physics code, I had to choose a license agreement for it. I chose the MIT license because it was at least simple.
At this seminar, the presenter talked about a new kind of license called Creative Commons. It allows you to easily create a license that clearly explains the permissable uses for that work. It can apply to any work of literature, music, or software. It looks pretty cool. Check it out. I may start using it myself.
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