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[cc-fr] Need some help to answer specific questions about the licenses

From: tk <thierryk2005 AT gmail.com>
To: cc-fr AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [cc-fr] Need some help to answer specific questions about the licenses
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:56:39 +0200

Hello,

I am writing you from France. I am creating a new book publishing company focused on parenting and character building for children. We will create on line (blog, web site) and off line content (books, brochure, poster, stickers, etc.).

As a strong open source advocate (biz angel in www.Mandriva.com and co-founder of www.intalio.com and advior of www.ulteo.com), I plan to use a common creative license for all work done for my new company. But I would like to make sure of a few points because I have very limited knowledge of open license for text, images and sound:

1. If I decide to use the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 France license
, does it apply only to France or all French speaking countries and even to any countries (I plan to have the books in different languages and people could decide to get a book in a specific language that is not the national language) ? How do we know it will be valid and enforced ?

2. The books will include a fairly important part of illustrations: Should I use then both the text and image license at the same time for each book ?

3. About the non commercial aspect: I understand that I can decide to sell or not our products but someone else cannot resell/sell our content, correct ?

4. Do we need an express authorization of every author when it is a multi authors book or only the publishing decides and authorizes the use of the license ?

5. Sharealike: I udnerstand that under this specific license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, someone can make derivatives product BUT not sell them (ie, the modifications or the derivative product, correct ?

6. Can my publishing company sell those derivatives by default or do I need to negotiate this point with the author(s) of the modifications ?

7. Finally but not least, can someone just print the on line content or scan the books and reprint them and give ithem away for free or at not profit, ie, still sell it but at cost ?

Thank you very much for your help
tk

[cc-fr] Need some help to answer specific questions about the licenses, tk, 09/14/2006