[cc-community] CC needs a default form of attribution?
Rob Myers
rob at robmyers.org
Sun Apr 27 07:24:16 EDT 2008
Chris Watkins wrote:
> I can't figure out how attribution works in CC licenses - it looks to me
> like there's a problem in the licenses' wording.
>
> From iterating toward openness - Why Not CC By?
> <http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/366>: 'The Attribution
> requirement of all CC licenses, including CC By, states "You must
> attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor."
> Now, I ask you - have you ever seen a page with a CC license that
> specifies how the work should be attributed?'
In the absence of specified attribution, fall back to BY section 4.b:
"[...]provide, reasonable to the medium or means You are utilizing: (i)
the name of the Original Author (or pseudonym, if applicable) if
supplied [...] in a manner at least as prominent as the credits for the
other contributing authors"
> * The CC licenses should specify a default form of attribution. Optional
> plugins to specify a different form (as suggested in the blog post
> above) would be nice, but less urgent.
They do, but in the legal code not in the title deed.
I agree that some clear examples would be good to point to.
- Rob.
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