Development of the Creative Commons Sampling license (or license option)

[Glenn Otis Brown <glenn AT creativecommons.org>]

>  Glenn Otis Brown <glenn AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
> > I'm in 100% agreement on making this "something distinct from the old  
> >  rather than an addition to it."
> >
> > As for getting rid of the licensing concept, I understand what you   
> > mean, and though legally it's technically not really possible, we  
> > could  do a better job making that point in our general language, the  
> >  human-readable parts of things, etc.
>
> Is that something that would happen by the time this goes live??

definitely before then -- i was hoping to get the first draft of all  
that, mocked-up on some web pages and all, later this week for comment.  
just juggling a few things at the moment.

thanks

glenn


> mark
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> > More soon
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 04:47  PM, Don Joyce wrote:
> >
> > > Oh, I forgot to add,
> > > I keep perversely mentioning the need for separating the new  
> > > sampling  license as something distinct from the old rather than an  
> > > addition to  it, only because this new sampling license, in my mind,  
> > > mind you, is  actually about lifting restrictions, not imposing them  
> > > -actually  embodying an opposite sort of imperative to the many  
> > > grades of  restrictions available in the old licenses. Many may want  
> > > a  combination of both in a single license, and that's fine, but if  
> > > one  actually does want to lift ALL restrictions on re-use except  
> > > whole  work reproduction, [and this happens to be my ideal in terms  
> > > of  copyright rights] it seems to me the sampling license would be  
> > > better  sought as an alternative to existing license presumptions  
> > > which are  actually all about potentially restricting partial re-use  
> > > as well.  This is fine for any artist who wants such personal  
> > > protections, but  those who wish to dump such personal protections  
> > > are looking for an  alternative to existing licenses to begin with -  
> > > which indeed is why  we're doing this now. Almost all our wording  
> > > seems to be about  allowing, not restricting, right?
> > >
> > > I also understand how this is so unwise on so many practicality  
> > > fronts  that it's impossible to create an entirely new and separate  
> > > license  for this, but I'm just registering my desire which is  
> > > looking for an  alternative "license" that completely deregulates,  
> > > rather than clause  options in an otherwise restriction regulating  
> > > license. ( and I  realize and applaud that CC licenses are already a  
> > > welcome  deregulation of traditional copyright law, but to move on  
> > > to complete  deregulation, short of whole work reproduction as this  
> > > sampling  license does, is actually to get rid of most of the  
> > > "licensing"  concept as it stands, and might be considered more like  
> > > a badge of the  de-licensed. That would be for those who want it,  
> > > and I'd be first in  line.
> > >
> > > Now, all ready to work with what we have nevertheless.
> > > DJ 
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