Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Rob Myers <rob AT robmyers.org>]

Terry Hancock wrote:

> """
> Finally, all of the CC licenses prevent the distribution of binaries in
> TPM or DRM form, which may be problematic for porting the software to
> certain platforms.  

This is unclear from the discussion of CC licenses and DRM that I am 
aware of. "Transparent" DRM may in fact be allowed. (IANAL, TINLA)

> Some free software distributors object to this
> type of clause.

Some regard it as vital for protecting freedom. This is a controversy so 
it should probably be presented as such. I think it would be good to 
link to one of Evan's essays on CC and DRM for Debian's position.

- Rob.