[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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