[cc-community] Non Commercial guidelines

Simon G. Trask simon at simbiosis.com
Sat Jun 3 07:18:55 EDT 2006


At 21:02 -0400, on 2/6/06, Greg London wrote:
>I've been meaning to comb through it in more detail,
>so if someone has a link, maybe they could through
>it out again.

It's linked as a PDF attachment at the end of 
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/2006-January/003125.html.

These seem to be the key considerations:

B (3) says the NC-licensed work may be used in connection with 
advertisements for third-party products or services if it's not the 
primary draw or a substantial amount, both qualitatively and 
quantitatively

C (2) says that if money being charged for a service is incidental to 
the use of the NC-licensed work then it's okay (so you could charge 
to print copies of an NC-licensed work)

D (1) (c) says that money may change hands if the NC-licensed work is 
not "the primary draw or is an insubstantial amount, both 
qualitatively and quantitatively"

D (1) (d) says that money may change hands if the contributions are 
optional eg. tip jar, donations, and the contribution is to an 
individual, an educational institution or a non-profit organization

So if a collection of NC music tracks is your primary draw, you can 
ask for donations to support your site but you can't have advertising.

Simon


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