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  • From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Alex Bosworth: "Creative Commons Is Broken"
  • Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:25:55 -0500

Well,

a corporation can be established for other purposes though.

all the best,

drew

On Monday 06 March 2006 05:13 pm, Mia Garlick wrote:
> what do you mean the definition does not match with reality?
>
> an organization that is established for the purpose of making a
> profit has, as adam stated, the objective of making money & thus
> everything it does must be assumed ultimately to be connected with a
> money-making purpose. even if it offers something for free it is
> doing so to increase it's brand and to cultivate favorable PR...for
> the purpose of making money.
>
> what would be an alternate definition?
>
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 2:07 PM, drew Roberts wrote:
> > On Monday 06 March 2006 04:44 pm, Adam Fields wrote:
> >> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 04:35:53PM -0500, drew Roberts wrote:
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>>>> so far there have been 2 comments on these. if you think the
> >>>>> definition is too vague & CC should do something to clarify it -
> >>>>> let's discuss these guidelines!!!
> >>>
> >>> OK, I never before understood that a for profit could never
> >>> properly use
> >>> an NC work. Since I read the pdf, I cannot tell you how many
> >>> people I
> >>> have come across who see things as I did. (oops, responding in
> >>> the wrong
> >>> post.)
> >>
> >> Curious. Why is that not evident? By definition, everything a
> >> for-profit corporation does is commercial.
> >
> > Perhaps, but definition does not always match with reality. Should
> > we always
> > go with definition?
> >
> > all the best,
> >
> > drew
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