Allow users to choose how they license their posts

[frediy]

From zildjoh...@gmail.com on January 19, 2013 05:22:43

Requested by Luke via email:

Add a checkbox beneath each post (when submitting it for the first time), such that by default the work will be licensed with CC BY 3.0 but if the user unchecks the box then they'll retain full copyright for their article.

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/lesswrong/issues/detail?id=370

[frediy]

From zildjoh...@gmail.com on January 18, 2013 10:25:54

How did you want this displayed in the UI? What about smaller, italic, gray text saying something like, "The author of this post has chosen to retain full copyright." You might want to run that past the lawyers.

Labels: Estimate-1

[frediy]

From lukep...@gmail.com on January 18, 2013 10:52:14

Maybe just add a tag to the post that says CC-BY or author-copyright?

[frediy]

From zildjoh...@gmail.com on January 18, 2013 11:03:32

A tag where? I think it would clutter the post header too much, and a string of text would look out of place by the footer icons. What about adding an icon in the post footer?

[frediy]

From lukep...@gmail.com on January 18, 2013 11:09:12

I just meant a tag listed with all the other tags in the post footer. An icon in the post footer is probably even better, though.

[frediy]

From zildjoh...@gmail.com on January 19, 2013 12:51:46

Whoops, I was getting my terms mixed up - I thought you meant "comment" when you were saying "post." Text or icons would look fine for posts. If you want to go with icons, what you think about something like this? http://i.imgur.com/pXDNvlm.png

[frediy]

From lukep...@gmail.com on January 19, 2013 12:58:38

Yeah, except smaller and less bold (attention-grabbing), and (of course) not hand-drawn.

[frediy]

From lukep...@gmail.com on January 23, 2013 13:48:05

Authorized.

Status: Authorised

[frediy]

From wjmo...@gmail.com on June 13, 2013 22:08:27

Status: Fixed