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

From: Adam Fields <cc-licenses345982 AT aquick.org>
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 11:57:49 -0500

On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 11:44:55AM -0500, Greg London wrote:
[...]
> 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.

Ah, that makes sense.

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