Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Luke Stodola <lbs6380 AT cs.rit.edu>]

IANAL, nor am I part of Creative Commons, but I think that this use is
allowed by some CC licenses.  Music on hold would either be "public
performance" or more likely "distribution on a public network" (the
phone network).  So I don't see any reason it shouldn't be allowed.

The issue arises because of the NonCommercial clause.  This is one of
the reasons I don't like that clause: its not immediately clear what is
commercial use and what is not.  I would say to be safe stick with music
without that clause.  Also, as you mentioned both the attribution and
the ShareAlike part could be a little difficult for you to follow easily
in a music-on-hold situation.  Perhaps you could contact the artist and
see if you personally can use the music without those requirements in
exchange for a donation.

Luke Stodola
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