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  • From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Version 3.0 - Public Discussion
  • Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:05:05 -0400

On Saturday 12 August 2006 05:44 pm, Evan Prodromou wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-12-08 at 15:28 +0100, Rob Myers wrote:
> > If someone only has an MP3 player with
> > DRM on it they have worse problems than not being able to use CC-
> > licensed works.
>
> They definitely do. But we can't solve any of those person's other
> problems.
>
> The question is really where our control point is. Creative Commons, and
> this mailing list, don't have direct control over what types of DRM are
> created, what computers, portable devices, and entertainment centres
> people buy. Creative Commons does have control over the terms of the
> licenses.
>
> So, if we want to let someone with a DRM-required player listen to Free
> music, we can waste a lot of time enjoining them to send letters to
> their congressperson or member of Parliament, or telling them to go
> spend another $250 on another player, or break the (unjust) law and do
> some circumvention process.
>
> OR, we can just let them listen to the damn music on their player.

First let me say that I am not against solving this issue in a good way, but
you know what, there is a part of me that says that if someone doesn't care
if their choice of player negatively impacts me and my rights due to network
effects, then why should I care if they can play my Free (libre) stuff that I
am giving them for free (gratis) on their player? Assuming a $250 player and
a buck a song, let them take the savings from me and 249 others like me and
buy a better player, one that respects my rights and theirs. If they can't be
bothered, why should I care about them? (Admittedly, it is probably not the
best part of me saying that, but there you have it.)
>
> ~Evan

all the best,

drew
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