Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Rob Myers <robmyers AT mac.com>]

On 5 Mar 2005, at 18:58, Greg London wrote:

> CC-NC-SA is like someone claiming "Free Steak Knives"
> and then you find out in the small print that it's
> $20 for shipping and handling. So the truth is it isn't
> free. But Ronko has a right to proclaim "Free Steak Knives".

I'm not a fan of NC-SA. But I do understand why people use it. It's not 
about retaining commercial advantage, it's about creating public space. 
They have the right (freedom) to do this and CC are right to support 
them in this.

Think of fan culture.

> The question is whether Creative Commons
> wants to be the "Ronko" of licenses or if it wants to
> be something more.

It is something more, it provides a "spectrum of rights" and advocacy 
for choice. You, I, and NC users are all empowered by this, even if our 
individual causes (mine being copyleft and FSF-style freedom) are not 
pushed to the fore.

- Rob.