discussion of the Creative Commons Metadata work

[Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>]

Ryan Shaw wrote:
> This reminds me of something I've been wondering about. Suppose the
> tools you mentioned are updated to include CC metadata writing support.
> It becomes very simple for anyone to CC-tag MP3s. Now suppose some
> dishonest people start tagging MP3s in which they don't own the
> copyright with CC metadata pointing to false license info pages (hosted
> some lawless place alongside online casinos and porn sites). These MP3s
> are then released onto P2P networks, blogged, etc. Is there any way a
> search agent can distinguish these falsely CC-licensed files from
> actually CC-licensed files?

I'm a bit late in replying to this, but anyway, the idea is only to make 
license info in mp3s and the like as reliable as license info found on 
the web, by making them one in the same -- the license info for an mp3 
now lives on the web.

Yes, someone can create a web page purporting to grant a license for 
content they have no right to do so for.  That content may be a mp3, an 
image, or the text of the web page itself.  The solution in all cases is 
the same -- the actual rights holders can demand that the pages be taken 
down.

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