[cc-licenses] Licensing my Album/Mixtape under a CC License (with conditions)
Rob Myers
rob at robmyers.org
Mon Jun 26 13:08:31 EDT 2006
On 26 Jun 2006, at 02:47, Jeremiah Sinkie wrote:
> I’m currently in the process of making a Mixtape/Album that I want
> to release under a CC License (probably the BY-NC License), but I
> want to make it a condition that they have to actually purchase the
> CD itself, and cannot download it for free, or post the original
> versions up for download, CC License or not.
>
> But I do want to make it that once they’ve purchased the CD, they
> have permission to Mix/Remix/Cut-Up/Sample/Mash-Up the tracks, and
> then they can release those “creatively transformed” versions of
> the tracks up for download under that BY-NC License.
> How would be the best way for me to do this?
The CC-Sampling license, which allows creative transformation, would
be a good match. But this allows commercial use of the transformed
work. NC-Sampling-Plus does not allow commercial use but it does
allow filesharing.
http://creativecommons.org/license/sampling?lang=en-us
If people want to fileshare your work then they will, a license won't
stop them. But you may be able to build a buzz by harnessing that.
Some of that may translate into sales. Allegedly. :-)
> I thought about just releasing the CD as a normal CD (like you’d
> buy at Tower or Wal-Mart) and then putting in the item description
> and inside the CD booklet that they could do that, but I didn’t
> know if that would be the best way to do it or not.
There are CDs that are CC licensed, it's a good way of giving people
something to buy.
> I want it to be a condition that the CD is actually purchased, so
> as to pay for the making of the CD, paying for the use of some
> samples, etc.
Be careful with samples, they will have licenses that may not allow
you to sublicense the work under a CC license.
Good luck.
- Rob.
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