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  • 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: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:12:32 -0500

Greg London wrote:
those users will probably be scared by the idea of taking a file
in a (clean) format and convert it to another (DRMed) format in
order to load it on their DRM-only player.
As long as their freedoms are not reduced by the application of
DRM being made by someone else, why not allow this scenario?

If the DRM'ed file allows the exact same rights as the non-DRM'ed
file, fine. If the DRM is applied simply to allow the rights to
be exercised on a platform, and you can copy, derive, and distribute
that DRM'ed file, then that form of DRM isn't a problem.

This analysis skips over platforms that don't allow copying-out. There, the DRM allows some rights to be exercised on the platform (more than could be exercise without it), but not all.

I think the wording of the license only disallowes DRM that actually
restricts the rights to work, and then only applies to a distributed
work.

"When You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work, You may not impose any technological measures on the Work that restrict the ability of a recipient of the Work from You to exercise the right granted to them under the License."

James




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