Development of Creative Commons licenses

["Nic Suzor" <nic AT suzor.com>]

On 12/5/06, drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com> wrote:
> So, you know for a fact that non-DRM games cannot play on these systems? I am
> ignorant in this area. Would Sony grant a Free certification or whatever for
> copyleft works?

That's right. There's a lock in the combination of the regional access
code and the boot ROM of PlayStation consoles and games which allow
only signed code to run. I've never seen a suggestion that Sony would
allow free developers to sign their code (or sign the code for them
gratis), but I don't want to preclude the possibility.

> They can always contact me an make a deal. Or use your stuff, you can grant an
> exception. Somehow I am sure.

Of course they can always contact you and make a deal. But the beauty
of CC licences is that people don't need to ask permission first.

> I wouldn't, but I would be OK with a PD requirement being added to the current
> proposal. And I would be OK with my previous attempt at a compromise
> proposal.

I would be OK with that compromise. I still feel that there's some
problems, but it would alleviate the problem of my mother not being
able to apply her own TPMs.

nic.