Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Francesco Poli <invernomuto AT paranoici.org>]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:07:00 -0800 Mike Linksvayer wrote:

[...]
> (1) DRM prohibition=non-free is an old argument, didn't seem the
> majority opinion last times discussed. Personally, I see it as similar
> to copyleft or source requirements -- perceived as onerous by some,
> but a strategic option (ie sometimes will be effective and appropriate
> measure, other times not) for protecting freedom.

Exactly, an anti-DRM clause is similar to a strong copyleft mechanism
(with source availability requirement), in some respects.
And, like a copyleft mechanism, it *should* allow parallel distribution.

After all, a copyleft clause would be non-free, if it prohibited *any*
distribution of compiled (non-source) forms of the work.
Widely used strong copyleft licenses *do* allow distribution of
non-source forms, as long as the source is made available in parallel. 

[...]
> (3) Given (2) I wonder whether copying GPLv3's approach of permitting
> circumvention would not be more powerful in giving users freedom --
> obviating (1) and need for compliance. Side benefit would be better
> alignment with terms of non-CC licenses.

This is another possible approach to solve the anti-DRM clause
controversy.
I think it could be a good strategy.


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