Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Terry Hancock <hancock AT anansispaceworks.com>]

rob AT robmyers.org wrote:
>  Quoting Terry Hancock <hancock AT anansispaceworks.com>:
> > What we're asking for, essentially, is a license that says "I'll
> > let you use this pasture of mine. I'll even let you put a fence
> > around it. But you have to promise to let anyone cut that fence in
> > order to get to the pasture".
>
>  The problem with DRM is that you have signed a contract with
>  FenceCorp to install and maintain the fence around your pasture. The
>  fence is *their* property, you do not own it. You have no right to
>  allow damage to the property of other people. You therefore cannot
>  allow anyone else to cut FenceCorp's fence. If you say to someone
>  "sure, go ahead, cut the fence around my property" you are inciting
>  them to criminal damage of other people's property. You are inciting
>  them to break the law.

So, the fundamental absurdity is this idea that cracking a DRM scheme
to access a file, somehow damages the "property" of the DRM company?

Wow. That is a really insane idea.

You, know, I'm thinking now, maybe I should sue you for punitive
damages for destroying my argument.  Should be legal under that
logic!

Cheers,
Terry

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Terry Hancock (hancock AT AnansiSpaceworks.com)
Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com