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Re: [cc-licenses] Fwd: Parallel Distribution and Non-Copyleft Licenses

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] Fwd: Parallel Distribution and Non-Copyleft Licenses
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:55:58 -0600

Nic Suzor wrote:
> I think that the total loss to the community of people not being able
> to make use of CC-licensed works on locked platforms...

If only I had a buck every time a pro-TPM+PD poster made this mistake! ;-)

The anti-TPM clause is a *DISTRIBUTION* requirement, not a use
restriction. It creates no such "loss" as you describe. Anyone can play
CC content on a TPM platform, so long as they have the freedom to apply
TPM to the work when they copy it to the platform. Which right they do have.

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

Re: [cc-licenses] Two Part ParDist is same as AntiTPM , (continued)