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[Dr Tim Brookes <t.brookes AT surrey.ac.uk>]

On 31 Dec 2004, at 17:00, Rob Myers wrote:
> The most recently posted CC-UK-EW draft of the noncommercial license 
> states:
>
> "All rights not expressly granted by the Licensor are hereby reserved, 
> including but not limited to the exclusive right to collect, whether 
> individually or via a Licensing Body, i.e. Collecting Society, (e.g. 
> ALCS, MCPS, PRS, PPL, VPL) royalties for any use of the Work for any 
> reason which generates a profit. "

I spoke to a PPL rep yesterday and asked about CC licensing.  He told 
me that they would not return to me the right to license 
non-profit-making performances of my sound recordings, so the only way 
I could issue works under a CC noncommercial licence with the above 
wording would be to cancel my PPL membership, thus losing all future 
royalties on commercial exploitation of all works.

I think the wording on the draft UK licence posted at 
creativecommons.org/worldwide/uk/translated-license would be OK with 
PPL though because it says (under 5ai) that the licensee can do what 
they like without paying anything "with the exception of any music 
clearances (including, without limitation, from the MCPS or the PRS) 
which may be required in relation to your use of the Work" - with no 
mention of profit-making or otherwise.  I think a PPL (and PRS and 
MCPS) member could issue works under this licence (although the 
licensee wouldn't actually be granted many rights they didn't already 
have).

Does anyone know which is the most recent version of the licence, or 
what is the current state of play with CC and the collection agencies?

Tim.