mrgahMar 12, 2018

wait: CC licenses expire after you die, right, so your work is just in the public domain? or do the stipulations of CC licenses persist after death? (if so, when do those expire? ever?)

this seems like it should be both obvious and an easy thing to nail down, but I'm having trouble finding any good discussion of the question... is there a #librarian here who could enlighten me?

Show threadartsyhonker aka Kathryn

@mrgah @clhendricksbc I'm not a librarian, but my understanding is that the stipulations continue until such time as your work enters the public domain (in the copyright laws of wherever).

If you have warning about dying you could change everything to CC-0, or I guess put such changes in your will.

Mar 20, 2018 at 7:11amWeb
Show threadChristina HendricksMar 21, 2018
@artsyhonker @mrgah I’m not a librarian either but my sense is that since CC licenses are attached to copyright (one keeps copyright but provides a license that allows certain uses w/o asking direct permission) then the license continues as long as the copyright does. So I agree with artsyhonker here!