development of an education license or license option for Creative Commons

[Zachary Chandler <zechandl AT colby.edu>]

excepted, interleaved:

> Quoting David Wiley <david.wiley AT usu.edu>:

> > - Disallow commercial use as per the present option in the standard CC
> > infrastructure (because this is what educational licenses intuitively
> > mean to most people), and
> 
> ZC: This would require a textbook publisher to compensate a free media
> producer for use of their cc.edu licensed learning objects in a textbook 
> bundle. I think that's a good protection (and incentive) to keep.
> 
>     BNA: I hate to cut across the grain on this issue, but would a second
> license, allowing commercial use, have both individual appeal and a positive
> social function?  I can imagine cases where a creator imagines commercial
> exploitation, but lacks the ability to arrange for it, and would be happy to
> receive attribution, along with the possibility of some benefit down the
> road.

ZC: I understand your point exactly, Bryan, and I tend to agree that a 
commercial option shouldn't be ruled out. Fortunately, if I understand it 
correctly, CC non-commercial lets us have our cake and eat it too. It allows 
us 
to permit non-commercial use up front and thereby contribute to the commons 
and 
the academic community, but if a private sector interest wants to use our 
creation, we are still protected by copyright. They can then seek our 
permission for commercial use, which, I imagine, would include remuneration 
of 
some kind.

To all: please correct me if I'm wrong on this.

best,
Zach