development of an education license or license option for Creative Commons

[Chris Lott <chris.lott AT gmail.com>]

Now I'm confused about this. I've basically written textbooks for some
of my own classes. I am fine with noncommercial uses of the work, and
I generally consider another instructor using the materials for their
classes to be non-commercial (but I can see how it could be classed
otherwise if the institution is for-profit). But I would be extremely
incensed if a training provider selling CBT, or a for-profit
institution like the University of Phoenix-- which are clearly
commercial enterprises-- were to pick up and use my materials to make
money.

That's case #1.

But I also see a problem in the sense that if-- for instance-- our
university bookstore prints and binds my material to disburse to
students, then even if they sell the material at cost, isn't this a
commercial activity by definition?

That's case #2.

I think the reasons WHY faculty and instructors wish not to have their
material used for commercial purposes is tangential and not likely to
help settle matters.

c
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Chris Lott