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  • From: "Jonathon Blake" <jonathon.blake AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts" <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it...
  • Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:08:42 +0000

Massey wrote:

some people have hinted that the NC license fails to do that and that
people using it misunderstand its ramifications: if such is the case,
could someone please explain why? I for one would certainly like to

a) The current Creative Commons NC guidelines allow a company, under
specific circumstances, to _sell_ material with an NC licence. This is
in addition to allowing it to be used a draw for selling other
products.

b) The current Creative Commons NC guidelines prohibits government
agencies ---which includes most public schools and colleges --- from
using material with an NC licence;

xan

jonathon




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