[cc-education] A Second Proposal
Zachary Chandler
zechandl at colby.edu
Mon Aug 25 01:16:58 EDT 2003
excepted, interleaved:
> Quoting David Wiley <david.wiley at usu.edu>:
> > - Disallow commercial use as per the present option in the standard CC
> > infrastructure (because this is what educational licenses intuitively
> > mean to most people), and
>
> ZC: This would require a textbook publisher to compensate a free media
> producer for use of their cc.edu licensed learning objects in a textbook
> bundle. I think that's a good protection (and incentive) to keep.
>
> BNA: I hate to cut across the grain on this issue, but would a second
> license, allowing commercial use, have both individual appeal and a positive
> social function? I can imagine cases where a creator imagines commercial
> exploitation, but lacks the ability to arrange for it, and would be happy to
> receive attribution, along with the possibility of some benefit down the
> road.
ZC: I understand your point exactly, Bryan, and I tend to agree that a
commercial option shouldn't be ruled out. Fortunately, if I understand it
correctly, CC non-commercial lets us have our cake and eat it too. It allows us
to permit non-commercial use up front and thereby contribute to the commons and
the academic community, but if a private sector interest wants to use our
creation, we are still protected by copyright. They can then seek our
permission for commercial use, which, I imagine, would include remuneration of
some kind.
To all: please correct me if I'm wrong on this.
best,
Zach
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