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  • From: Rob Myers <robmyers AT mac.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: CC 2.0
  • Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:50:34 +0000

On 9 Feb 2004, at 23:31, Evan Prodromou wrote:

Personally, I find some of the arguments against warranties really
demeaning to the artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers and other
creatives who put their work under CC licenses. The general gist is
that anyone who releases their work under a CC license is a clueless
amateur, and the work they release is worth nothing (after all, if it
was worth something, why would they give it away?).

IMVVVHO I would re-iterate the threefold nature of Creative Common's project. There's a difference between making a robust license then selling it to people and making a license that gives a vocal minority what they think they want so they don't feel they have to do anything to adopt it.

I also found some of the arguments against warranties pretty
ridiculous. "What if I link to an image from another site I don't have
rights to? But there's a 'some rights reserved' image at the bottom of
the page? What then?" This is not a license issue; this is a page
layout issue. It's a blogging software issue. It's a wording issue
("Unless otherwise specified, all text and images..."). Some blogger's
inability to clearly specify what on their page they can and can't
license is not good enough cause to denigrate the worth of all the
great CC content out there.

I've put my life's work under a CC license. Forgive me if I don't see a "don't blame me, I'm just plagiarising" clause as adding value to my work.

I've read the Lenz Blog. It's a darn fine blog. But it's not good
enough that we should tarnish the reputation of all CC licensors just
to get a "Some Rights Reserved" image on its pages.

Hear, hear. Is "some rights reserved" a serious statement or just this season's fashion accessory?

- Rob.





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