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Re: [cc-licenses] Parallel Distribution Statement

From: James Grimmelmann <james AT grimmelmann.net>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Parallel Distribution Statement
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:57:25 -0500

Rob Myers wrote:

James Grimmelmann wrote:

More licenses also creates more incompatible pools of CC-licensed material.

Why is this a problem? You are happy for DRM law to create incompatible pools, why shouldn't normal copyright law be used to create incompatible pools?

With parallel distribution, DRM doesn't create incompatible pools. The unencumbered version always allows individuals to take the work back to the lingua franca of no DRM.

James

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