[cc-licenses] Need clarification: What is "commercial"?

Jake McKee jake at countersinkdg.com
Wed May 2 16:27:07 EDT 2007


I'm trying to better understand the noncommercial attribution - namely, 
what is "commercial" usage?

Clearly reselling someone's work is "commercial", no questions there. 
But what about usage in commercial activity that isn't commerce? For 
instance:

- Using an image in a powerpoint slide for your business venture (or 
heck, even a non-profit)
- Using an image on a web site for your business or organization

Maybe I'm just not well versed enough in the legalities, but to me, 
that's a big huge part of the point of CC - making it easy enough that I 
don't have to be a lawyer to understand. :)

Anyway, please let me know if I'm missing something obvious.

Thanks!
Jake

PS: Sorry if this has been asked and answered - I had a hard time 
finding a search function for the archives.



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