Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Rob Myers <rob AT robmyers.org>]

On 01/10/13 05:07 PM, Sarah Pearson wrote:
> 
> - Edited Section 2(a)(5) to better emphasize that only those ETMs that
> restrict the exercise of the licensed rights are prohibited. It now
> reads: "You may not offer or impose any additional or different terms or
> conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological Measures to, the
> Licensed Material _if doing so_ restricts exercise of the Licensed
> Rights by any such recipient."

Maybe separate out ETMs and extra conditions? ETMs restrict your
exercise of rights *by definition*, and allowing extra conditions on the
honor system is a backdoor. So allow ETMs as long as it is possible to
exercise the rights in section 4, but disallow extra conditions.

> - Edited Section 8(a) for clarity. It now reads: "For the avoidance
> of doubt, this Public License does not, and shall not be interpreted
> to, reduce, limit, restrict, or impose conditions on any use of the
> Licensed Material that _could lawfully be made without permission
> under this Public License_."

That's excellent.

- Rob.