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What is a URI? Understanding license terminology for compliance

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A recent court case illustrates the importance of reading and understanding technical terms used in copyright licenses. In Drauglis v. Kappa Map Group, LLC, 2015 WL 4932305 (D.D.C. Aug. 8, 2015), the plaintiff, Art Drauglis, posted a picture from a photo sharing site under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA- 2.0 license. read more

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chalex ·
It's almost as if the article tries to be misleading on purpose?

The defendant correctly attributed the photo to the author, as the license requires. Case closed.

OH, I see what they're getting at. I think the article is trying to point out that the plaintiff thought that the defendant must include a URL to their Flickr page, whereas they really only need to include a URN for the license itself.

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