Development of Creative Commons licenses

[drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>]

On Friday 07 October 2005 06:08 pm, Rob Myers wrote:
> drew Roberts wrote:
> > Here is the heart of my question. I hope I explain it better this time.
> >
> > 8.e. This License constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
> > with respect to the Work licensed here.
> >
> > Is the quote a further agreement between the parties?
>
> No, it is just the information you need to properly use the license.
> Like the licensor's name.
>
> > What agreements can we
> > make outside of the license and between whom, which are not negated by
> > 8.e?
>
> You can negotiate whatever arrangements you like with the original
> copyright holder as long as it isn't exclusive (the CC license preculdes
> that). But this is outside the license altogether.
>
> You cannot add conditions to the CC license. I had to explain this to
> someone today at a conference. You can activate the attribution varying
> clauses in the license (for example waiving attribution or requiring
> organisational attribution), but this is use of the license as it
> stands, not an extra agreement.

Cool, thanks. I am going to chew on that a while and see if it sinks in and 
sits right.
>
> - Rob.
all the best,

drew
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