[cc-community] Extending CC into physical space
peter at waag.org
peter at waag.org
Fri Feb 27 08:29:49 EST 2009
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Alan Cox <alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Where it all goes pear shaped is that people will want to make
>> modifications - to improve it, to produce with different matters, or
>> different sizes etc.
>>
>> The CC attribution, sharealike license extends to the artwork but
>> doesn't
>> cover the results. Thus someone could improve the kit and providing they
>> don't share the artwork itself take their improvements effectively out
>> of
>> the CC space.
>
> I suggest using the GNU General Public License rather than BY-SA.
>
> Declare the design to be the "source", and the item made from it to be
> the "binary".
>
> So if I take a design, modify it, and make it, anyone I give (or sell)
> the made version to can request the modified design from me under the
> terms of the GPL. That wouldn't be true with BY-SA, which doesn't
> require disclosure of modified preparatory work.
>
That's an interesting point -- in a FabLab (fabrication laboratory), which
is the context where I'll be working on open design this year, you are
required to document your designs/processes and make them available (see:
http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/charter/)
btw.: anybody interested to set up a meeting/barcamp on the issue --
probably around 13-16 august 2009 near Amsterdam?
> Assuming, as other people have pointed out, copyright holds here.
>
> - Rob.
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