[cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] [Commons-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license

Rob Myers rob at robmyers.org
Tue Dec 4 03:05:21 EST 2007


James Grimmelmann wrote:
 > [...]there's a limit on how strong a strong copyleft
 > will be enforceable.  I'd guess that sometime before that point, the
 > stronger copyleft actually becomes counterproductive because it deters
 > too many people from using it at all.

Absolutely. What happens if an entire TV channel has to be SA just to 
show a single SA music video? How strong is too strong?

drew Roberts wrote:

> Bingo. Just because the SA has been tied to derivatives in the past does not 
> mean this is the only possibility.

NC is tied to an NC context whether derivatives are involved or not for 
example.

- Rob.



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