Creative Commons - Belgium

["Mark Van den Borre" <mvdborre AT gmail.com>]

2006/11/24, Michel Berghs <michel.berghs AT gmail.com>:

> Question: does playing songs fall under the CC-license, is it a form
> of distribution, or is it an apart form that falls under Sabam
> restrictions? If an artist is a member of Sabam, but publishes a song
> under the CC-license, can I play this song without paying Sabam? If
> not, what's the use of this license, that tells that you can
> distribute this song for free (in the presumption that playing is
> distributing)?
> In other words: do I have to pay Sabam?
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer AT ALL.
It is not possible for a Sabam member to release a work under a
Creative Commons license. I am not sure what the consequences would
be. The work would probably be undistributable because of licensing
conflicts.

My common sense suggests me it would be the artist who would be
screwed. He has given you a right that he doesn't possess. So go,
SABAM, sue your members!

Mark
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