[cc-community] No Hard Copy Distribution Condition (Let's discuss)

Ocetalo zelus.et.radix at gmail.com
Fri Feb 8 11:20:32 EST 2008


If my literary work is burned to CD or DVD, it will still be digital format.
I'm talking about printing, paper and the like. Now you're right saying
people has a right to print. But I don't want to prevent common people from
(I can't, indeed). I do want to give away my work for personal use and
share. My condition is to be applied to established organizations, given
these want to print my work for publishing, I mean a book with a cover and
all the stuff, no matter they give it gratis or not.

Imagine I choose NC. Organizations are able to use my work as they want as
long as they give it for gratis. let's say one does, but in a way I'm not OK
with due to political, social, cultural, religious, whatever reasons, like
my works are used to support principles I'd never second. Several days,
weeks, months or even years later when I notice, it's too late and I can't
do nothing anyway. My concern is not about money, but about the original
purpose  literary work was intended for, about reputation.
Is that possible? What is your opinion?

On Feb 8, 2008 12:10 AM, Matthew J. Agnello <matt.agnello at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2) People who make hard copies are more likely to use them for commercial
> purposes or expect some money in exchange for distribution (at least in my
> country).
>
>
> I think your best bet to avoid print, or at least certain types of print
> that you wouldn't like, is to use an NC license.
> The economics are easy enough. If it costs money to print your work, and
> someone can't make money off of it, they won't want to print it in order to
> make money. However, if you make a rule that says, "You can't print this" or
> "you can't burn this song to CD" or "you can't burn this movie to DVD," you
> run into a problem. There are many legit reasons to do all of these. CC
> license shouldn't make someone fearful to print something for a legit
> reason, and since enough of those reasons are NC, you're best off with an NC
> license.
>
> // Matt
>
>
> ----------
> *Matt Agnello*
> http://www.hungryfilmmaker.com
> < matt.agnello at gmail.com >
>
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Ocetalo wrote:
>
> Greetings, I posted same issue some weeks ago but I was even more freshman
> then so I didn't know how to hold mail conversations (now I do). I apologize
> to those who answered but got no reply from me.
>
> I'm suggesting a new condition to apply on works, which eventually can
> lead to a new CC license: allowing free distribution of one's works, as long
> as those remain intangible. Printing, displaying  or distributing hard
> copies on paper or any other non-digital medium is not allowed without the
> express permision of the author.
> For now I find two reasons for doing this:
> 1) digital copy is born to be used so freely it gets careless, but
> dead-tree edition is a serious matter to be "handled with care". If I had
> money enough I could pay my dead-tree edition to have it exactly as I want,
> but I have not. Now, with free distribution rights there's a chance somebody
> wants to use my works for publishing. However, I still want to have control
> over who, how and what for my work is used. If I can't have the potential
> editor to ask my permission then he'll just do what he wants.
> 2) People who make hard copies are more likely to use them for commercial
> purposes or expect some money in exchange for distribution (at least in my
> country).
>
> Please give your opinion.
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