Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Rob Myers <rob AT robmyers.org>]

paola.dimaio AT gmail.com wrote:

> I realy think it is irresponsible to allow a license to use work
> without any conditions attached

The license is the conditions.

> Most authors that I know would be horrified if their work would be
> used 'freely' on a website instigating racial hatred, or war, or some
> other aberration

Inciting hatred may well be illegal so this is not a license issue. 
Calling for war may be just or unjust and so should be outside of the 
scope of a license, even an 'ethical' one.

Fair Use would allow work to be quoted on sites one objects to even without

> 'Incompabtile, is not my requirement , incompatible is a license that
> does not protect my
> work against unlawful exploitation

The licenses already protect work from *unlawful* exploitation.

What the licenses don't do is censor people with opinions different than 
yours or mine. If those opinions are incitement or other criminal acts 
that is a different matter but is already covered by the law.

> I really think CC should think about that and allow users to chose an
> 'ethical' license if they so wish

The licenses are already "ethical" to the extent that they are a 
response to unethical excesses of law and that they acknowledge moral 
rights.

> not sure what's the best way to do it
>
> I may have to work of fork, regrettably

Moral Rights should provide most of the protection you want and these 
should be covered by the localised CC licenses.

- Rob.