[cc-community] rethink attribution
Rob Myers
rob at robmyers.org
Sat May 3 16:51:59 EDT 2008
Jamison Young wrote:
>> it's common sense not to expect a dj to constantly hit pause
> If a listener can't place the art with the attribution, how can the
> art be considered to have been attributed?
Radio DJs say "and that was The Captains Of Industry followed by Near
Meth Experience. Before that was S.V.V. and before the commercial break
it was The Sisterhood". The art has been attributed *appropriately to
the medium*.
But club DJs don't attribute. At all. It could therefore be argued that
the appropriate attribution for that medium is none.
Possibly bands could start putting their names in songs again:
"U-U-U-U-Utah, Utah Saints!"
;-)
> Doesn't it make sense
> that free-culture DJ's innovate to make sure the artists that give
> that content freely are attributed?
Certainly DJs could print up set list flyers, have LED scrolling
displays, or LCD screens or projectors showing attribution information.
A Web 2.0 site might be a good approach if it is acceptable under the
licence.
But if DJs have to do this then it may be easier both in terms of
practicality and in terms of managing risk simply not to bother with
BY-SA music.
When attribution becomes burdensome it affects the freedom to use the
work. And when this happens people won't use the work and so artists
won't get attributed anyway.
> I thought part of the deal with creative commons was, i don't get
> paid when the content gets a use, I get attributed. Consider that
> music artists in the US are able to use a creative commons license
> and be a member of a rights organization. Artists outside the US are
> able to join ASCAP with little difficulty, to join ASCAP costs 25
> dollars.
It's part of the deal, certainly. But it's not the main part of the
deal. Enforcing it to the point where people's ability to use the work
under the ShareAlike becomes compromised is counter-productive both for
promotion and more importantly for freedom.
- Rob.
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