[cc-community] BY-SA license in the UK has non-waivered collection society fees?

jonathon jonathon.blake at gmail.com
Mon Aug 18 18:11:36 EDT 2008


On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 14:21, Kevin Phillips wrote:

> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/legalcode
> See 2.5

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode
Section 3(a)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/za/legalcode
Section 3(k)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/za/legalcode
Section 3 (k)

> Am I correct in thinking this is a pretty major difference between the USA and UK licenses?

Yes.
I looked at half a dozen of the ported licenses, and that was the only
one that had that clause.

There is _one_ possibility.  Whoever ported the license forgot to
removed the clauses that apply only to the NC portion.

> Presumably this is why web sites tend to us the "unported" licenses, so as not to introduce incompatibilities?

The "unported' version, in theory, is compatible with all legal
jurisdictions. Worst case scenario is that the local legal system
conflicts with a clause in it, without nullifying the entire license.

> Does this ultimately mean that I'd best stick with unported licenses (being UK based mostly) to ensure maximum compatibility for those remixing my work?

This is where you need to talk to a lawyer.   If local law conflicts
with something in the unported license, then using it might lead to
enforcement issues, that would not exist in the ported version.

xan

jonathon


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