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  • From: rob AT robmyers.org
  • To: cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Pearl Jam trying to limit the time the license applies?
  • Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:57:18 +0100

Quoting Terry Hancock <hancock AT anansispaceworks.com>:

J.B. Nicholson-Owens wrote:
If the license is "perpetual (for the duration of the applicable
copyright)" what will happen on May 24, 2006?

Most likely, the copy currently on the website will be removed,
or else re-licensed.

Yup.

http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/000774.shtml

From a you-can't-make-money-with-creative-commons-licenses point of view, this
creates a buzz, sends the clip a bit viral, and creates more demand for the pay
version (not everyone will have a friend with a CC'd copy).

There's also this, but they'll have to wait 35 years. :-) Search for "Section
203" at:

http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/002903.shtml

- Rob.





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