[cc-licenses] Parallel Distribution and Non-Copyleft Licenses

James Grimmelmann james at grimmelmann.net
Sat Dec 2 11:03:35 EST 2006


drew Roberts wrote:
> On Saturday 02 December 2006 10:32 am, James Grimmelmann wrote:
>> Greg London wrote:
>>> Without any DRM clause of any kind, ShareAlike has a loophole
>>> that allows DRM Dave to use the work without sharing the work
>>> on his platform. Only he can distribute works on his platform.
>>> Only he can create derivatives on his platform.
>> This is true.  But the same is true if DRM Dave makes snow globes that
>> play a CC-licensed song.  Nobody else can put derivatives (or anything
>> at all) on this sort of snow globe--simply because Dave is the one with
>> the manufacturing plant. Why is this not a platform monopoly of this
>> troubling sort?
>>
> James, is this really an honest question on your part or are you just trying 
> to pin someone down to bolster your case?

I want to put this question to Greg.  You and he are making similar 
points, but you have different conceptual frameworks.  My apologies for 
not making clearer that this is a question of him in particular, not of 
all opponents of parallel distribution.

James



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