Development of Creative Commons licenses

[jonathon <jonathon.blake AT gmail.com>]

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On 16/05/12 20:26, Heather Morrison wrote:

> 2.    Does letting mean letting for monetary compensation from a legal 
> perspective? 

That depends upon the specific jurisdiction. In general, "letting"
 equates to "compensation for the use or possession of property, for a
period of time". However, "lend" also comes into play here, and it
usually equates to "parting with a thing of value for either a fixed, or
indefinite period. Such item, or something equivalent must be returned
when originally established, or lawfully requested".

>Lending without monetary compensation should not be prohibited, IMHO.

Is a library fine "lending without monetary compensation"?
How about a library that charges a membership fee?
How about a library that requires a deposit to check out material?

For the edge case that probably nobody has heard about, but will affect
all library users in the US:
* For budgetary reasons, it is cheaper, in the short term, for libraries
to rent out books, rather than buy them outright. As such, budget
policies are tilted against purchasing content to lend. Can the
organization that rents content to libraries, include NC licensed
material in their offerings?

jonathon

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