[cc-community] Licensing and the submission process?
Marcus Estes
marcus at wfmu.org
Fri Oct 19 15:54:21 EDT 2007
Thanks for those links, Jon - we much prefer to keep off of the
desktop, if possible, and the REST API is great.
The only problem with using the JS widget is that the language is not
specific enough to license music where the copyrights are owned by
different parties.
The embed HTML language suggests this:
"This Work is licensed under a..."
"Work" is too general for our purposes. We need to specify whether
"Work" refers to either the master recording or the composition, both
of which are necessary to distribute music files on the web.
We may have suggestions to contribute to widget development after we
nail down our methodology. I'll keep everyone informed of out
progress.
Thanks,
Marcus
On 10/19/07, Jon Phillips <jon at creativecommons.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 14:20 -0400, Marcus Estes wrote:
> > Yes, that's what I meant. CC-Publisher.
> >
> > And with the help of Elizabeth Stark, I've determined that because of
> > our work with music that is often owned by separate parties (a record
> > label owning the master recording, a songwriter owning the
> > composition), we'll have to devise some more specific language around
> > the submission licensing that specifies exactly what copyright is
> > being licensed.
>
> Ok, please note that CC Publisher is not an active CC project, and I
> would recommend that you find a way to implement this service through
> your website...but please choose the best option for your needs...
>
> We have a simple simple way of adding cc licensing functionality to web
> properties:
>
> http://creativecommons.org/projects/jswidget
>
> http://creativecommons.org/projects/Web_Integration
>
> Jon
>
> > On 10/19/07, Jon Phillips <jon at creativecommons.org> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 12:17 -0400, Marcus Estes wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I work for WFMU, a freeform non-commercial radio station, and I'm
> > > > currently managing a campaign to license a good deal of recorded music
> > > > under Creative Commons licenses (see:
> > > > http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/10/the-first-fruit.html).
> > > >
> > > > We're currently developing a simple web application that will
> > > > facilitate web-based submissions. But I need advice about how to
> > > > handle the thousands of recordings that we already have archived from
> > > > live sessions over the years.
> > > >
> > > > When I have a physical copy of a recording that does not exist on the
> > > > web, what is the best way to assist the artist in licensing that
> > > > recording under CC? Could an email from them stating the tracks names
> > > > and context under which they were recorded, along with "This work is
> > > > licensed under the Creative Commons [insert description] License. To
> > > > view a copy of this license, visit [insert url];" suffice?
> > > >
> > > > We're studying the CC Contribute application for inspiration. Any
> > > > additional thoughts on strategies a third party may use to help
> > > > facilitate licensing would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Heya, what are you referring to as the "CC Contribute" application? Do
> > > you mean CC Publisher?
> > >
> > > http://creativecommons.org/projects/ccpublisher
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Marcus Estes
> > > > Licensing Director
> > > > Free Music Archive
> > > > WFMU
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