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Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license

From: "Greg London" <email AT greglondon.com>
To: "Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts" <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:44:55 -0500 (EST)

>> You may change the license, but you may not call it a CC-license if you
>> do.
>
> Really? The licenses seem to be themselves licensed using a BY
> license, if the website is any indication. I don't see anything in
> those terms about making any changes clear in the derivative work or
> not utilizing titles or terminology of the original work.
>
> If you make a derivative work, are you required by the terms of the
> license to rename/retitle it?

You can make a derivative license. The license on the license allows
for that. That part is under copyright law.

But it is trademark law that prohibits you from using the trademark
"Creative Commons" in identifying your derived license as a CC license.

So, yes, you will have to call it something else.

Greg
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Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license , (continued)
- Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Ali Baba, 03/18/2006
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Karl Ebener, 03/18/2006
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Peter Brink, 03/18/2006
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Peter Brink, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Karl Ebener, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Peter Brink, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Karl Ebener, 03/18/2006
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Peter Brink, 03/18/2006
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Peter Brink, 03/18/2006
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Adam Fields, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Greg London, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Adam Fields, 03/18/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Mia Garlick, 03/18/2006
        Re: [cc-licenses] Changing the CC-license, Karl Ebener, 03/19/2006