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

[mark / negativland <markhosler AT bellsouth.net>]

> 

Personally, I think our sampling license covers this all just fine as is.

Your idea about Apple is a good one.

mark



> From: "g. thomas furgerson" <gthomasdirect AT mac.com>
> Date: 2005/04/17 Sun PM 02:39:42 EDT
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> Subject: [cc-sampling] Nine Inch Nails track opens need for modified
>       "sampling" license
> 
> Creative Commons,
> 
> A new development arose just the other day with the release of Trent 
> Reznor's (Nine Inch Nails) GarageBand mix of Nine Inch Nails' "Hand 
> That Feeds"  project.
> 
> I don't know if this has been addressed or proposed, but a modified 
> "Sampling" license may be in order.
> 
> The sampling license needs to let "listeners" explicitly understand how 
> samples and loops in their project mixes (not just the final piece, but 
> the pieces) may be used in and outside the project from which they're 
> enclosed.  This is different from "sampling" just a song, or part of a 
> song.  The project has midi and live performances, Apple and ACID loops 
> and "one shot" samples.  Each element can can be accessed individually 
> from a project.  And rather than having to put a license on each 
> "piece" of the puzzle, it would be much easier to have a blanket 
> license over all the pieces.  (Read the restrictive license that's 
> presented when opening the NIN project file.)
> 
> This will become much more necessary in the future, as more artists 
> embrace fans "remixing" and "reusing" their creative ideas by providing 
> their tracks as GarageBand mixes, especially as more users jump into 
> using iLife.  (Not to mention the Karaoke type uses when you can drop 
> the lead vocals out.)
> 
> Just some thoughts.  ( I envisioned this years ago when ReBirth and 
> then Reason came out, but that was before Creative Commons.)
> 
> Creative Commons should also approach Apple about putting an easy 
> "button" into iLife apps and other creative apps to add a Creative 
> Commons and Copyright license tags directly into a project, document, 
> song file or webpage.
> 
> Okay, I'll send the suggestion to Apple myself, but I think the 
> organization or Mr. Lessig would open more ears (Jobs) to the idea.
> 
> Peace
> gthomas
> 
> 
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