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  • From: Rob Myers <robmyers AT mac.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Extra restrictions on derivative works
  • Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 20:31:10 +0000

On 8 Feb 2004, at 17:28, Luke Stodola wrote:

I very much agree with adulau, Per, and "greglondon". There are two
distinct groups which the CC licenses cater to. One are the artists who
want to use a restrictive license for some of their work to get enough
publicity to get people to buy the rest of their work under an even more
restrictive license. As JBN said:

These people don't need a CC license. They need a disclaimer saying "download one copy for personal use, don't distribute" and a plug for their work in some way included in the download.

The other side is the people who want to build a common pool of material,
for all to use.

I looked at the business model proposed for Open Source software, essentially a consultancy/convenience packaging approach. Artists and authors can add enough value to make it worth buying products from them if they use an Open Content license. And they can get a lot of value in return.
People will pay for glossy covers, signatures, bonus tracks, large-scale prints, covers for LoTR downloads, print-on-demand of novels, commisions, etc. This is all about adding and sharing value. It can work for Software, it can work for Content.

The NoDerivs clause also falls strongly into the first category. If
you are putting your work in that central pool, you are granting others
the right to be inspired by them, adapt them, translate them, etc. If
you simply want others to hear your work and then buy your CD, fine,
but don't mistake that for free or open content.

Yes. The bandwagon can pay for itself.

- Rob.





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