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Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license

From: "Benj. Mako Hill" <mako AT atdot.cc>
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l AT lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Mike Godwin <mgodwin AT wikimedia.org>, Lawrence Lessig <lessig AT pobox.com>, Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l AT lists.wikimedia.org>, Development of Creative Commons licenses <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:00:00 +0100

<quote who="Mike Linksvayer" date="Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 06:41:43PM -0800">
> > I would like to kickstart the discussion to get a first for such a
> > license - it could be called CC-BY-SA+ - written as soon as possible.
> > :-)
>
> I don't know why yet another class of license would be needed --
> presumably it could be the next version of CC BY-SA.

Indeed!

I've been frustrated by arguments that I've heard in the last year in
favor of non-commercial use as sort of stand-in for copyleft for
embeddable images. A stronger and more copyleft-focused method would be
a wonderful improvement over that situation. If it's possible. :)

Regard,
Mako

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Benjamin Mako Hill
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http://mako.cc/

Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far
as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto

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Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] [Commons-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license , (continued)
- Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, drew Roberts, 12/01/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Mike Linksvayer, 12/01/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Benj. Mako Hill, 12/02/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] [Commons-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Kat Walsh, 12/04/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Gavin Baker, 12/01/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, drew Roberts, 12/02/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Evan Prodromou, 12/02/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Rob Myers, 12/02/2007
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, drew Roberts, 12/02/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Delphine Ménard, 12/02/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Benj. Mako Hill, 12/02/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Gavin Baker, 12/02/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] [Foundation-l] Requirements for a strong copyleft license, Brianna Laugher, 12/03/2007