From 54018e97fa691127327318e7e7212ed47f6156f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 18:12:42 +0000
Subject: bip-0002: Rationale for prohibiting PD in new BIPs

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 bip-0002.mediawiki | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

(limited to 'bip-0002.mediawiki')

diff --git a/bip-0002.mediawiki b/bip-0002.mediawiki
index 8f81b4d..4150b34 100644
--- a/bip-0002.mediawiki
+++ b/bip-0002.mediawiki
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Why are there software licenses included?
 * Some BIPs, especially consensus layer, may include literal code in the BIP itself which may not be available under the exact license terms of the BIP.
 * Despite this, not all software licenses would be acceptable for content included in BIPs.
 
+Why is Public Domain no longer acceptable for new BIPs?
+
+* In some jurisdictions, public domain is not recognised as a legitimate legal action, leaving the BIP simply copyrighted with no redistribution or modification allowed at all.
+
 ==See Also==
 
 * [[bip-0001.mediawiki|BIP 1: BIP Purpose and Guidelines]]
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