Development of Creative Commons licenses

["S. Massy" <smassy AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 07:08:42PM +0000, Jonathon Blake wrote:
> 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.
How is that possible? Both the cases you mention seem to me to fall
swuarely under the term of "commercial advantage" which is clearly prohibited
in the license.

> 
> b) The current Creative Commons NC guidelines prohibits government
> agencies ---which includes most public schools and colleges --- from
> using  material with an NC licence;
Probably because there is "monetary compensation" involved at some
level or other? Yet I am sure most authors would grant exceptions if
contacted.

Cheers,
S.M.

> 
> xan
> 
> jonathon
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