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  • From: Ben Francis <lists AT hippygeek.co.uk>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: The Beeb and CC
  • Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:16:52 +0100

Rob Myers wrote:

if IBM and Netscape can have their own Open Source Licenses, the BBC can certainly have its own Open Content license.
I'd certainly like to see them go CC, although possibly a CC-compatible
license (like GPL-compatible...) would be OK at a pinch.

Perhaps unlike CC 2.0 licenses the BBC's license will actually be DFSG-free as outlined here --> http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html#guidelines (Debian Free Software Guidelines)

The CC licenses have a few problems which makes them non-free under DFSG terms --> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/04/msg00031.html

Does anyone know if Creative Commons are aware that the Debian community still considers CC to be non-free and are they bothered by this?

Back on the subject of the BBC though, it's probably likely that the BBC will have licenses which are MORE restrictive than CC rather than less.

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