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New license request: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-UK #1285

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larsgw opened this issue Jun 29, 2021 · 3 comments · Fixed by #1291
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New license request: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-UK #1285

larsgw opened this issue Jun 29, 2021 · 3 comments · Fixed by #1291

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@larsgw
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larsgw commented Jun 29, 2021

  1. License Name: Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share-Alike 2.0 England and Wales
  2. Short identifier: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-UK
  3. License Author or steward: Creative Commons Corporation
  4. Comments: See below
  5. Standard License Header:
  6. URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/legalcode
  7. OSI Status: Not Submitted

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This license is used by the Royal Entomological Society for their out-of-print handbooks. Example: https://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol06_Part03b_Richards.pdf

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swinslow commented Jul 2, 2021

From some quick Google searches, I'm seeing some other real-world uses of this particular CC variant as well, e.g.:

Given that and our usual approach to CC license flavors, I'm a +1 to approve this.

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swinslow commented Jul 2, 2021

Noting also that CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK is already on the list; this would add another that additional includes the -NC property.

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jlovejoy commented Jul 8, 2021

discussed on July 8th call - accept to add

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