Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Mia Garlick <mia AT creativecommons.org>]

but isn't the issue whether the person who makes money to live using  
the NC licensed work does so in a way that enables the person to make  
money from the NC-licensed work? this is focusing on the act. if an  
individual is making money from the actual use of the NC-licensed  
work, then whether their use is NC or not, depends on the guidelines.

in the case where it is a for-profit company that is incorporated by  
a sole shareholder for tax reasons, i guess the relevant question is:  
is it the company acting through the sole shareholder that is using  
the NC licensed work? or is the sole shareholder using that work as  
an individual?

drew - what kinds of uses of NC-licensed works does your company  
make? do you as an individual ever make use of an NC-licensed work?  
is it possible to distinguish between the two?

On Mar 6, 2006, at 2:42 PM, drew Roberts wrote:

> On Monday 06 March 2006 05:34 pm, Mia Garlick wrote:
> > but for the purposes of determining whether a use is commercial or
> > not, isn't whether the org is established for the purpose of making
> > money or not, the only relevant question in answering that question?
>
> I don't see why. We know people have to make money to live. Do we  
> say that
> anyone with an income is not qualified to use NC licenced works?  
> Anyone whose
> income exceeds his expenses? Anyone not bankrupt?
>
> Why is it not properly the act only that counts?
>
> all the best,
>
> drew
> > On Mar 6, 2006, at 2:25 PM, drew Roberts wrote:
> > > 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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