[cc-community] Simplifying Licenses
Jessica Coates
j2.coates at qut.edu.au
Fri Mar 6 01:51:49 EST 2009
I just want to put up my hand as agreeing completely with Gisle in this debate.
The creative industries are very different from the software industry (which seems to be the main source of the 'NC is always bad' argument).
The simple fact is, most people who want to let kids download their music don't want to let Coke put it in an ad. The NC clause is the most effective way of doing this.
We'd love to have licences that cover every scenario, but it's just not practical.
And for the time being it seems best to make sure we prevent abuse by large players, and rely on the ability to ask extra permission as a solution for any little guys who are unintentionally cut out.
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates at qut.edu.au
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