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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: library use (was: no subject)
  • Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:34:53 +0100


On 2 Dec 2004, at 15:33, Evan Prodromou wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 10:42 -0800, Mike Linksvayer wrote:
>
> > > And if the license is with the noncomercial label, what about
> > > a library where the users have to pay for use?
> >
> > I don't know.
>
> My understanding is no. (Another good reason for licensors to avoid
> the NC license element.)

Since, without a license, as is common with most books, a library
would not allowed to lend out books or to rent out books, I assume
there is a law or some jurisprudence that specifically allows lending
or renting of copyrighted works.

How would a CC license counteract such law? Or, if such law or ruling
does not exist, how can libraries and videorentals even exist?


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branko collin
collin AT xs4all.nl




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