cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Development of Creative Commons licenses

List archive

Re: Can I change my license from permitting derivative works to not permitting them?

From: "Greg London" <email AT greglondon.com>
To: "Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts" <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: Can I change my license from permitting derivative works to not permitting them?
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:37:16 -0400 (EDT)

> Hello
>
> I have a creative commons license on my work - Attribution Non Commercial
> Share Alike 2.5 (www.cafepress.com/peakoilaware) and it permits others to
> make derivative works. But now I'm not so sure. can I change it?

You can change it. You just can't force anyone who already
has a copy under the old license to convert to your new license.

--
Bounty Hunters: Metaphors for Fair IP laws
http://www.greglondon.com/bountyhunters/

Can I change my license from permitting derivative works to not permitting them?, Elisabeth Alpers, 07/04/2005
- Re: Can I change my license from permitting derivative works to not permitting them?, drew Roberts, 07/04/2005
- Re: Can I change my license from permitting derivative works to not permitting them?, Greg London, 07/04/2005