Development of Creative Commons licenses

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

On Wednesday 23 November 2005 05:55 am, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> drew Roberts wrote:
> >>I have no idea what you mean by (C) and (P), so your argument is obscure
> >>to me.
> >
> > Some links:
> >
> > http://www.bigbaer.com/reference/glossary_music_industry.htm
> > http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ56.html
>
> The first link was unclear. The second link was huge and inpenetrable.
> Couldn't you just give me a quick explanation?

From the heading I said to look for in the first link:

"Sound Recording Copyright Symbol ℗
    The sound recording copyright symbol is represented by the letter "P" 
enclosed in a circle."

Now, the regular copyright symbol is a C enclosed in a circle. The sound 
recording copyright symbol is a P enclosed in a circle.

Check some of your CDs or LPs for example of them being used.

Basically, the (C) will be a copyright on the words and music while the (P) 
will be a copyright on the particular sound recording. (As I understand 
things.)

So, let's say two friends of mine write a song. One writes the words and one 
writes the tune. They release this (C) CC BY-SA. But, they give me a seperate 
license and I make a recording of their song and release it (P) with a 
standard copyright license. BTW, as I understand the (P) copyright would be 
mine if the agreement I had with them called for it.

So, you may get your hands on the song in, say, sheet music form under the 
BY-SA license, but you would have no rights to my (P) recording.

Surely I cannot be the only one on this list aware of (P) and its 
implications.
>
> Daniel.
all the best,

drew
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