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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] Will CC-BY allow DRM?
  • Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:03:41 -0500

drew Roberts wrote:
On Monday 04 December 2006 10:12 pm, Greg London wrote:
Any word from Creative Commons about changing
the basic CC-Attribution license so that it allows DRM?

Since CC-BY allows proprietary forking,
I see no reason to disallow proprietary DRM.

There is a reason though in that it would allow the restrictions on the original works as well as the derivatives. Certainly no reason not to allow it for derivatives. Unless someone really is out to use CC as a weapon against DRM. I seem to be the only one who might be cool with that thought.

No reason not to allow it on NC works either as DRM-Dave will not be able to work his monopoly-fu because of the NC clause.

I disagree. NC isn't always a substitute for an anti-DRM clause.

It may be more a theoretical than a practical possibility, but I can at least imagine a DRM Dave who acts wholly non-commercially. Maybe a religious organization that wants to use DRM to prevent people of other religions from reading or distorting their texts, or some such.

James




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