Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

cc-licenses - Re: IN?

cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Development of Creative Commons licenses

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Evan Prodromou <evan AT wikitravel.org>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: IN?
  • Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 02:09:39 -0400

On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 00:17 +0100, Rob Myers wrote:

> "The right of integrity also protects creators from having their works
> associated with products, services, causes or institutions that would
> harm their honour or reputation. In Creative Commons-speak this is
> called the INTEGRITY licence element. Note: This element is currently
> being proposed and is not yet available."
>
> http://www.cippic.ca/en/projects-cases/icommons-canada/moral-rights.html

Wow. That's really, really stupid. Who the hell thought that one up?
It's a revocable license, which is bad enough, but also a license that
can be revoked at whim. "You are entitled to use this work in any way
you want, except if it bothers me, in which case I can sue your ass real
hard. Enjoy this work as you quiver in fear."

This should just be called the Creative Commons Thoughtless A-hole
License and be done with it. Whoever even proposed that should be
ashamed of themselves. I'm embarrassed that anyone would even think that
this was a donation to the creative commons in even the slightest way.

~ESP

--
Evan Prodromou <evan AT wikitravel.org>

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part



  • IN?, Rob Myers, 10/05/2004
    • Re: IN?, Evan Prodromou, 10/06/2004
      • Re: IN?, Rob Myers, 10/06/2004
        • Re: IN?, Alex Schroeder, 10/08/2004
      • Re: IN?, Gottfried Hofmann, 10/06/2004
      • Re: IN?, James Grimmelmann, 10/06/2004

Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page