From 18c246792229ade908c2bc2a5ea4b5cf54bb538e 2020-11-30 23:45:21 From: Bradley M. Kuhn Date: 2020-11-30 23:45:21 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md explaining briefly what this project is. Signed-off-by: Bradley M. Kuhn --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69cf679c5f59246f18884a1dfe14e72ea19097ea --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Public Drafting Process for the DMCA Cooperation Pledge + +This pledge was +[originally proposed by bkuhn](https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/nov/13/widevine-dmca-takedown/) +in light of increased DMCA takedowns against FOSS projects (and relatedly, +increased enforcement of USC§1201) in October and November 2020. The goal is +to draft a pledge that for-profit copyright holders can take wherein they +agree to wait 30 days to issue DMCA takedowns against legitimate FOSS +projects (ala GPLv3§8¶3). Simply put, proprietary copyright +holders should be equally reasonable as GPL copyright holders are and give +FOSS projects 30 days to negotiate and discuss copyright infringement +allegations before getting an de-facto injunction with the DMCA. + +The license of all documents in this repository is [CC0v1.0](CC0-1.0.txt).