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  • From: Paul Keller <pk AT kl.nl>
  • To: Development of Creative Commons licenses <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Version 4:0: suggested change to definition of "noncommercial"
  • Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 22:42:24 +0200


On 5 Apr 2012, at 03:29, Heather Morrison wrote:

> Web-based or other discovery services that rely on advertising
> revenue, such as search engines, may use advertising IN CONNECTION
> WITH THEIR SERVICES in connecting searchers to this content; this does
> not constitute commercial use of the content. Advertising that
> constitutes exploitation of the content for commercial purposes, such
> as advertising inserted into a derivative, advertising that readers
> are forced to watch before viewing the content, creating the
> impression of sponsorship, or advertising that implies that the
> creator endorses the advertised product, constitutes commercial use
> and is prohibited by this license.

i strongly oppose this. it is extremely dangerous to imply that search
engines or other discovery services should require a license in order to be
able to access something that is available on the internet. Search and
discovery are essential services for the internet to function and should
never require permission from rights holders (regardless of their business
model).

/paul



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