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  • From: "Branko Collin" <collin AT xs4all.nl>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: How to overlay creativecommons licensing logos
  • Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:26:07 +0200


On 20 Oct 2004, at 9:12, drew Roberts wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 October 2004 08:22 am, Branko Collin wrote:
>
> > Doesn't overlaying a logo create a derivative work? If so, that
> > would be a form of copyright infringement. Hardly the thing to aim
> > at.
>
> If this were the case, would't all of the channels who put their
> little bugs in the bottom right or their broadcasts be making
> derivative works and not simply broadcasting? Would they not then need
> a different licence?

That's an interesting notion of the law. So basically, if enough
people do something, it is legal?

--
branko collin
collin AT xs4all.nl




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