[cc-education] Agree to disagree?

Heather Ford heather at gn.apc.org
Wed Apr 6 07:09:53 EDT 2005


I agree *completely* with steve - perhaps a special edu licencing engine 
that gives examples and suggestions is the best service to educators who can 
then make their own *informed* decision.

Best,
Heather.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Foerster" <steve at chrysology.com>
To: <cc-education at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:17 AM
Subject: [cc-education] Agree to disagree?


> Friends,
>
> Rather than discuss ad nauseum who is right or wrong when it comes to
> commercial use of educational materials, perhaps we should take a step
> back and recognise that the discussion itself conclusively demonstrates
> that one size does not fit all when it comes to licensing educational
> material.  To me, there seems to be no emerging consensus, either on NC
> or on ND/SA.
>
> Perhaps, then, rather than trying to pick one of the licenses as "the"
> educational license and leaving the others disenfranchised, it would
> make more sense to have a special license selector for educators that
> used examples and explanations geared toward the educational community,
> and have this selector suggest one of the existing licenses.
>
> Besides, this would be the best way to put the decision-making power
> back into the creators' hands, where it belongs.
>
> -=Steve=-
>
>
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> Stephen H. Foerster
> Free Curricula Centre
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