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  • From: Haggen So <haggen_so AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Cc-hk AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Cc-hk] Virgin Mobile CC Controversy
  • Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:20:23 -0700 (PDT)

I thought the case was closed but one family decided to sue nearly everyone, including the non-profit making Creative Commons Corp in the US. http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/virgin-sued-for-using-teens-photo/2007/09/21/1189881735928.html

I believe that the case will be in the news every now and then and we need to be able to explain this to the public when asked.

Haggen

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Haggen So wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am not sure if someone mentioned this already. A popular HK blogger littleoslo reported a creative commons violation controversy http://www.littleoslo.com/cnt/home/?p=1053

It was about Virgin Mobile using CC licensed photos for a commercial marketing campaign. A brief explanation and response was given by CC Australia http://creativecommons.org.au/node/126

On the positive side, this is an example that if you allow commercial use of your CCed material, it is possible to be used a sizable martketing campaign and you can get free promotion through attribution.

On the negative side, if some of your friends like to post group photos online, You need to know what conditions the photos are licensed under (http://flickr.com/photos/sesh00/515961023/). If you are the person who like to post photos with your friends online and you want to CC them, choose an appropriate license and make sure that your friends understand and agree with it.

Haggen
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  • Re: [Cc-hk] Virgin Mobile CC Controversy, Haggen So, 09/24/2007

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