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  • From: Peter Brink <peter.brink AT brinkdata.se>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] multiple licenses of same image
  • Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:13:10 +0100

drew Roberts skrev:
>
> So, taking this all into consideration, does this mean you disagree
> with Mia? Or do you agree with her and I am too dim or too ignorant at
> this point to see it?

You are neither dim nor ignorant.

Mia’s position seems to be that since the license is non-exclusive, the implication (and intention of the license) must be that the terms of the license only applies to such copies that includes an explicit license statement. I can understand how she comes to this conclusion. On the other hand the language of the license explicitly states that the terms of the license apply to the work as such and the legal scope of protection afforded to a work includes all its copies.

In the end it becomes a matter of interpretation. I think that most civil law courts would, mainly because of the (largely non-codified) rule that an author never yields more rights than he has explicitly agreed to, come to the conclusion that since the author has reserved the right to offer other copies of the work under other terms (including ARR), it’s up to the licensee to prove that he has had the right to use the work in the way he has done. If the licensee cannot prove that the copy he has been using includes an explicit license statement then he has been infringing the author’s copyright. The burden of proof thus lies on the licensee.

The end result is the same as Mia's – but not of (exactly) the same reason. I'm aware of that I seemed to reach a different conclusion a week or two ago, but I was a wee bit to quick with my conclusions at that point.


/Peter Brink





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