Development of Creative Commons licenses

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

One last try since you still refuse to answer or deal with one by one the 
specific points put to you.

On Sunday 04 December 2005 09:32 pm, phyllostachys nuda wrote:
>
>   Furthermore, 'user interpretation' is not the issue here, as this is not
> the equivalent of the Postal Service delivering mail. The primary person
> who gets to decide what is appropriate and inappropriate is the person who
> creates the work that is under a human rights-type of license. 

Exactly, and this is one of the big reasons it will fail.

> The user is 
> supposed to abide by those rules. The users of the license are the ones who
> may come under legal scrutiny from the creators of the work they are using.
> Not the other way around.

I don't ever plan on using such a license for just the reason you cite above. 
It is also one of the reasons I tend not to play with the NC licenses areound 
here.

Why in the world would I be willing to open myself up to lawsuits in this 
fashion?


all the best,

drew
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