Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?

[Fabio Pesari]

On 02/12/2016 02:29 PM, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote:
> There are cases of misuse of the material published by the Free
> Software Foundation, at least here in Brazil. Although, as far as I
> know, there's no evidence that they were brought to the consent of the
> FSF, or (supposing the existence of the worst scenario) brought to
> court, since those who misused such materials didn't correct their
> mistake.
> 
> There are publications (and even academic papers) here in Brazil that
> make such misuse. Unfortunately, since I personally try to avoid
> touching those or reading them until I spot such misuse of
> content, I can't reference/point to them precisely right now.
> 
> Overall, these materials started to be published back in 2000, and
> still continue today.

If this happens, it means that the ND license is ineffective because
people misuse and plagiarize the material anyway. And, as Aaron said,
the CC BY and CC BY-SA licenses have a clause which allows removal of
endorsement and/or attribution, so using those would have sufficed in
this case.