Development of Creative Commons licenses

[David B Harris <dbharris AT eelf.ddts.net>]

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:59:31 -0800
Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
> > Paragraph 1a clearly defines that a collective work is treated
> > differently from a derivative work, and defines what constitutes a
> > "collective work." I'm worried, however, that the book I'm working on
> > wouldn't constitute a collective work.
> 
> I don't think it really matters.  You can offer the appendix to the 
> world under a SA license, and still allow Wiley to publish it under 
> whatever private arrangement you have for the rest of the book.
> 
> If you were trying to include someone else's SA content in the book then 
> you'd probably have the issue you're contemplating.

Can you guys ask a lawyer, and if it's true, get it fixed for the next
version? You're right that I can offer the appendix to the world under
the SA if I hold the copyright, but that's only a last resort - I'd
rather they hold it. Obviously there's no chance a new version will be
released in time for me to use it, but it's probably something worth
doing anyways.

I'd imagine just rewording it to "along with one or a number of other
contributions" would loosen it up enough.

(I really don't think the intent of the license is to limit a
"collective work" to three or more works, as opposed to two or more
works - which is where that suggestion comes from. If I'm wrong, though,
feel free to tell me :)

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