RFC Would you share photos under public domain (CC0) license?

Question

TLDR: Would you upload photos of a rock wall and let others freely use said photos in anyway they wish (including commercial purposes)?Hi everyone,I'm Viet at the OpenBeta project. We've just launched a photo upload feature that allows rock climbers to upload and share climbing photos. Ultimately, we hope climbers find the Wiki site useful, and stick around to help us improve the climbing route database, which, by the way, is freely available under the public domain license.Would you upload photos of a rock wall and let others freely use your photos in anyway they wish (including commercial purposes)?If you're active on GitHub, please share your feedback on RFC 307: https://github.com/OpenBeta/open-tacos/issues/307thank you!

gus_massa · Accepted Answer

Public domain is a problem because many countries don't recognize it. The recommendation is to use the CC0: Creative Commons "No Right Reserved" license that is equivalent but is written in a way that is recognized everywhere. Read the details in https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc...They have a bunch of licenses. Do you want to allow other people to make money with your work? Should modified versiona also be in "public domain"? Ensure that the license you pick allows people to do only what you want https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/

mikewarot · Answer

Personally, CC:BY (attribution) is a really rewarding way to go. You get to learn where your photos end up used, having explicitly granted the permission in the first place.