Re: [edict-jmdict] SKIP license

[Jim Breen <jimbreen@*********>]

Picking up an old thread...

On 28 January 2010 14:05, Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org> wrote:
> Specifying specific forms for attribution isn't in the spirit of the
> CC license. The CC license is specifically careful not to do that, so
> it doesn't limit uses that they didn't think of. For example, this
> makes it much harder to implement a web kanji lookup that's clean and
> uncluttered on the iPhone and other handhelds. The iPhone is just
> 480x320, and many are much less.

Well, to quote from the CCA licence deed:

"You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or
licensor".

If that doesn't sanction "(s)pecifying specific forms for attribution", I don't
know what would.

Cheers

Jim

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Jim Breen
Adjunct Snr Research Fellow, Clayton School of IT, Monash University
Treasurer: Hawthorn Rowing Club, VCA Secondary School, Japanese Studies Centre
Graduate student: Language Technology Group, University of Melbourne