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[Ian Brown <I.Brown AT cs.ucl.ac.uk>]

Damian.Rafferty AT Culture.gsi.gov.uk wrote:
> One of the thorny 'yes buts...' I am hearing a lot in regard to CC is "what
> happens if young creators license their early work under CC and then rue the
> day forever more?"
>
> What response can you give to this?

(1) creators can include the CC non-commercial restriction, so that if 
their early work becomes popular they can still make money from its sale 
later :) Even without this restriction, artists will also be able to 
make money from their CC works through new performances (live and recorded).

(2) the young creators are more likely to become successful older 
creators if their early work gets a lot of exposure through CC 
licensing, with all of the benefits (including monetary) this brings.