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Re: [cc-licenses] Q

From: Jaroslaw Lipszyc <jl AT creativecommons.pl>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Q
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:08:48 +0200

drew Roberts wrote:

The other thing that they could do is to make all players play an unencumbered format. Say wav or ogg. Something that anyone could play with no DRM or patent issues.

Cory Doctorow made an interesting comment, that this inability threatens certain "business" models - those which rely on widespread distribution of files:
"MSFT violates the CC licenses in the sense of deliberately omitting consideration for them in their product designs — by trumping the will of the users of the licenses."
http://www.laboratorium.net/archives/TheZunetheCreativeCommonsandtheDRM.html#comment-444
You may also read the commented article which deals with Zune and fair use.
greetings
Jaroslaw Lipszyc

Re: [cc-licenses] Q, Jaroslaw Lipszyc, 10/01/2006