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Re: [cc-licenses] Proposed Non-Commercial Guidelines

From: Mia Garlick <mia AT creativecommons.org>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Proposed Non-Commercial Guidelines
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 09:43:07 -0800

apologies - (1) and (2) should be read to be (a) & (b)....the guidelines have been through so many iterations i think this numbering referred to an earlier version.

On Mar 7, 2006, at 6:48 AM, Greg London wrote:

For reference, the Proposed Non-Commercial Guidelines are here

https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/cc-licenses/attachments/ 20060110/02d7a271/NonCommercialGuidelinesclean-0001.pdf

One thing I noticed is that it appears to be written
in the form of an "expert system" for an end user, a la:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert_system#The_end_user

which would pose yes/no questions to the user and
continue down further and further until it hit a point
where it came to a definitive answer.

Question 1 appears to be multiple choice, but then
further reading shows that A,B,C, and D are actually a list
of "allowable NC users". and the way (i) and (ii) (yes/no)
are formatted, they appear to be answers to "D", rather than
then entire question. A simple reformatting will help
resolve any ambiguity. Put the yes/no near the
yes/no question, and then have a note that says
that A-D are examples of allowable NC users.

A. Nature of the User:
(1) Is the user an “allowable NC user” under
the noncommercial license condition?

(i) No. License violation – this is not a noncommercial use.
(ii) Yes. Continue to Question B.

"Allowable NC users" include the following:
(a) Individual
(b) Nonprofit educational institution/library,
(c) Nonprofit organization as defined under US1
or equivalent law, (together with (1)
and (2) “allowable NC users”)
(d) A copy shop, ISP or similar service provider
who, in the course of providing a service
at the direction of the allowable NC user,
may exercise a right licensed under the
Creative Commons license.

(hopefully the spacing didn't get mashed in transit.)

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