Decius wrote:
] flynn23 wrote:
] ] Not really. CC license would allow you to commercialize the
] ] content as long as you gave proper citation.
]
] Not to detract from your point, but I want to correct this as
] its a common misunderstanding. CC is not a specific license.
] It does not allow or disallow particular things. CC is a
] structured way of reserving some rights, rather then reserving
] all of them. The NIN license could be expressed as a CC
] license. So could more liberal licenses.
]
] The CC people need to be more careful as many people think CC
] is the same thing as public domain. I constantly run into
] folks who are convinced enough about this to argue about it.
] (Of course, I also run into people who think they can put all
] rights reserved AND a gnu license on the same file, but thats
] another story entirely.)

You're right. I should've said "CC license *could* allow you to commercialize content as long as you gave proper citation."

I also agree that CC needs to do a better job of explaining their possibilities. One of the things that really makes it great is it's complete flexibility. Unfortunetly, like most things that are flexible and adaptive, it is complex and hard for most people to understand. CC can not only be used for very liberal IP protections, but also as a replacement for current IP protections without necessarily tieing yourself into the sinking ship.

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