[cc-community] CC-BY-SA: specifying a precise means of attribution in the license
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anysmallchange at gmail.com
Wed Jun 10 18:21:59 EDT 2009
Hello,
I have a question about the license cc-by-sa-3.0 in particular
The license dictates that anyone using a work which has this license
"must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or
licensor"
Does this mean that I can require that the attribution is represented
by a hyperlinked URL when it is displayed on any device capable of
such rather than a URL in plain text or an image of an URL?
Some people I am having a discussion with believe that while I may
give a URL as the attribution for an image I own using this license, I
cannot stipulate that it must be a clickable URL (or hyperlink).
I would like to specify that if the image is used in a media that allows
hyperlinked URLs (the internet generally speaking) then a hyperlink
must be given, otherwise just the plain text may be given such as in a
magazine or newspaper.
They believe that adding this would be modifying the license. But I
believe that the license allows me to make this request and that it is
reasonable.
Could someone say which of us are correct?
To what extent can I request that I am attributed?
I contacted creativecommons.org and they pointed me to here.
Thanks for any input.
All the best,
Dave.
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