[cc-licenses] Parallel Distribution Statement
Greg London
email at greglondon.com
Sat Dec 2 01:48:24 EST 2006
> those users will probably be scared by the idea of taking a file
> in a (clean) format and convert it to another (DRMed) format in
> order to load it on their DRM-only player.
> As long as their freedoms are not reduced by the application of
> DRM being made by someone else, why not allow this scenario?
If the DRM'ed file allows the exact same rights as the non-DRM'ed
file, fine. If the DRM is applied simply to allow the rights to
be exercised on a platform, and you can copy, derive, and distribute
that DRM'ed file, then that form of DRM isn't a problem.
I think the wording of the license only disallowes DRM that actually
restricts the rights to work, and then only applies to a distributed
work.
If the DRM adds restrictions, though, then its a different story.
Greg
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