distribution of licenses
Branko Collin
collin at xs4all.nl
Sat Mar 5 21:38:44 EST 2005
On 5 Mar 2005, at 18:25, Todd A. Jacobs wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 01:58:33PM -0500, Greg London wrote:
>
> > commercial works) and the individual who restricts the community so
> > that the original author remains permanently at an advantage
> > (CC-SA-NC).
>
> The implication being that there's no value at all in non-commercial
> rights? That's awfully narrow-minded. Fan-fiction, as well as
> educational, public-service, and hobbyist collective works are all
> non-commercial uses which could benefit from a large NC commons; I'm
> sure there are others.
These are non-commercial uses, but they do not require a license that
forbids commercial use. A copyright license does not prescribe
certain uses, but permits them.
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branko collin
collin at xs4all.nl
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