[cc-licenses] Subject: Re: Version 3.0 - List Discussion Responses
Rob Myers
rob at robmyers.org
Sun Sep 24 09:18:39 EDT 2006
Eric Garner wrote:
> Why not break the non-TPA language out of the ND, NC, SA, etc. licenses
> and make it a completely separate option called "N-TPA" or something
> like that?
Because in my opinion TPMs are part of the general problem that needs to
be solved, not a separate issue. TPMs prevent sharing *physically*
(well, electronically), where copyright only prevents it legally. TPMs
break SA most noticeably but they also break the free sharing of
unmodified versions that is the basic freedom that all CC licenses give
you. It does not make sense to treat TPMs separately any more than it
would make sense to divide the CC licenses up into modules that tackle
successive copyright acts.
- Rob.
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