Use cases for NonCommercial license clause

Rob Myers robmyers at mac.com
Tue Apr 19 14:47:49 EDT 2005


On 19 Apr 2005, at 18:11, Evan Prodromou wrote:

>     * An individual downloads "Eastern Standard Tribe" (a by-nd-nc 2.0
>       book) on her computer. She has a personal vendetta against Cory
>       Doctorow dating to a cocktail party in 1997. So she
>       painstakingly makes 100,000 bound copies by hand, which she then
>       distributes freely, glutting the market. Doctorow is bankrupted.
>       [yes]

ROFL.

> OK, I'm exhausted from all those. Sorry for such a long list, but it's
> a really complicated subject. There are probably a lot more edge cases
> that need exploration.

This is a great list and exactly the sort of thing CC should have as 
part of their FAQ.

Howabout:

     * An individual downloads a by-nc 2.0 book on their computer and
       pays their local copy shop to print and bind them a copy.
       They then sell this on eBay.

     * An individual downloads a by-nc 2.0 book on their computer and
       pays their local copy shop to print and bind them a copy.
       They then give this to a friend, who sells this on eBay.

i.e. how does NC interact with "first sale".

- Rob.




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