[cc-community] Identi.ca - my new Creative-Commons-enabled microblogging service

Nathan Yergler nathan at creativecommons.org
Thu Jul 3 21:09:10 EDT 2008


On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 5:53 PM, drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 03 July 2008 18:46:09 Terry Hancock wrote:
>> drew Roberts wrote:
>> > On Wednesday 02 July 2008 15:59:03 Rich Vázquez wrote:
>> >> When you sign up, you have to check:
>> >> My text and files are available under       Creative Commons Attribution
>> >> 3.0 except this private data: password, email address, IM address, phone
>> >> number. http://identi.ca/main/register
>> >
>> > I do not think this answers the question(s) I asked.
>>
>> ISTM that it does...
>>
>> The site is all CC-By and you have to agree to this to use it. Don't
>> like CC-By? Don't use the service.
>
> Terry, not to be contrary, but in fact, it doesn't. From my original post:
>
> [So, I went searching and from the site:
>
> "Unless otherwise specified, contents of this site are copyright by the
> contributors and available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0."]
>
> So, the site puts forward the possibility of contents under a different
> license. I am asking about the mechanics of this and not getting an answer to
> the questions I am asking.
>
> Do I have to manually change the license each time I post? Can I set this as a
> user preference? What?

I don't speak for identi.ca, only as a user.  What I've observed is
that it does not offer an opportunity to change your license, either
on a per post basis or as a preference.

>
> Or is the language misleading and in fact, is BY the only allowable license on
> the site as you suggest?

I guess my interpretation of that language did not match yours; I
assumed it was the hypothetical "otherwise" -- as in, perhaps there's
an image that gets used on the front page, etc, that is not CC
licensed.  I suppose the "otherwise noted" could also refer to the
copyright status.  That is, where otherwise noted the copyright is
held by the site creator (not contributor) *and* it's available under
the CC BY 3.0 license.

>>
>> Personally, I think this is fine for the purpose: it makes no sense to
>> apply a copyleft on such tiny works as the overhead would be burdensome.
>>
>> But of course, if you wanted to use a different license, you won't be
>> happy with these terms.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Terry
>
> all the best,
>
> drew
>
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