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[Christiane Asschenfeldt <christiane AT creativecommons.org>]

International Commons is against the idea of challenging the CC 
licenses in court yet!

It is too early, CC's chances are much better once the licenses will 
hopefully be well known all over the world

Best,

Christiane Asschenfeldt



On 19.02.2005, at 06:26, Neil Leyton wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> I will be relocating from Toronto to the UK for a few weeks here and
> there throughout the spring and summer. As some of you already know,
> our transantlantic label Fading Ways (Canada-UK) has been one of the
> first music labels to utilize CC licenses, and I am looking to delve
> deeper into the PRS/PPL contracts in the UK. It may be that they will
> have to be challenged in court; I am looking for feedback from CC's UK
> community with regards to this issue, and will be available to meet in
> person with you in the coming months.
>
> I was an invited speaker recently at a UofToronto Law School
> conference on copyright ("Sound Bytes Sound Rights") and have a keen
> interest in lobbying for more balanced copyright laws and a fairer
> music industry on both sides of the pond.
>
> It is clear to me from my participation at the Sound Bytes Sound
> Rights conference that this issue divides people largely between age
> groups, and isn't really about copyright as much as it is about a
> monopoly (the major label cartel) protecting itself from new indie
> competition that has been strengthened by the internet and p2p
> networks. It is very unfortunate that more indie musicians and record
> labels have been so slow on the uptake, and that organizations like
> AIM  (Association of Independent Music) toe the major-label party line
> instead of being what they claim to be:
>
> "AIM's work is as innovative as our members' music. This ranges from
> trailblazing new media licensing deals and lobbying on all fronts, to
> leveraging collective strength to create new marketing and
> international initiatives."
>
> There is nothing innovative in following conservative dinosaurs...  I
> look forward to spending more time in the UK this year.
>
> Neil
>
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