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  • From: Terry Hancock <hancock AT anansispaceworks.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Yet more on NC
  • Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:14:55 -0500

Henri Sivonen wrote:
However, I believe the answer can be "Yes" if the derivative works
are marked as derivative versions that weren't published by the
original author. The problem there is that CC wants to keep CC-by-sa
relatively simple and if you look at the GSFDL draft for the
measures of protecting the reputation of the original author while
still allowing derivative works without case-by-case permissions, the
choreography is rather detailed.

You know it occurs to me that people familiar with free-licensing and the culture it engenders tend to already be aware of the fact that a derivative work under a free-license may not reflect its original author's views (or skill level, etc). Thus, for us, no reputation damage to the author is implied just because of the present state of the work.

This reminds me of the difference between library and web research -- you have to expect the reader to be a bit more sophisticated in sorting out good sources from bad (and it's just a natural property of the medium that you have to do that more often).

I wonder if it would be smarter to approach this from the point of view of a general disclaimer: "The views expressed in this work may not be those of the original author due to later derivations, since this license permits modifications including fundamental changes to the subject matter, position, and opinions stated" (or something like that). The process for verifying "endorsements" could perhaps be left much less formal than in the GFDL/GSFDL.

Just a thought.

Cheers,
Terry

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





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