Creative Commons and Copyright

ydx · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2008, 09:20 PM

This probably should be in the Content section, but there is not must traffic there.

Could someone please help figure out which one to use? Can I use them together or does it matter?

Thanks

lisa · #2 (**permalink**) 01-27-2008, 12:23 AM

(moved to Content Corner) There's just as much traffic here, it's just the forum is very new (few weeks old) so that's why there are so few posts and it looks uninhabited.

Rob · #3 (**permalink**) 01-27-2008, 12:57 PM

Im unsure what you mean It states clearly which one will best suit you for example.

http://creativecommons.org/license/

Allow commercial uses of your work?

Can others use your work and gain money from it, yes or no if no you are only allowed to use it for personal use ie. no profit.

Allow modifications of your work?

Do you want others to reuse your content and provide extra content of there own to add to it.

Also if you click

'Click to include more information about your work'

It will give you some more fields so that you can specify some extra details. Then finally select your country and you can place your link to your personalised license on your site and have 'some rights reserved.'

On a side note If you had of posted in the Content section you could help get it populated and increase its traffic flows so others can benefit from your findings.

ydx · #4 (**permalink**) 01-27-2008, 09:21 PM

i apologize. I'm slow and paranoid when it comes to laws and rights, etc. This makes me a very impatient. I didn't mean to offend anyone.

I understand that it's suppose to give the same protection, but I'm still confused about how it works.

On the Creative Commons site:

Quote:

How it Works

Rather than adopting a standard U.S. copyright that will last in excess of 70 years after the author’s lifetime, the Creative Commons and a contributor will enter into a contract to guarantee that the relevant creative work will enter the public domain after 14 years, unless the author chooses to extend for another 14. To re-create the functionality of a 14- or 28-year copyright, the contributor will sell the copyright to Creative Commons for $1.00, at which point Creative Commons will give the contributor an exclusive license to the work for 14 (or 28) years. During this period, Creative Commons will list all works under the Founders’ Copyright, along with each projected public domain liberation date, in an online registry.

The whole selling part confuses me.

Rob · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008, 10:27 AM

Im not fully sure but heres my theory.

You get a standard CC license which protects you from certain things, but after that period of your license has expired and you are no longer covered you will give 'permission' or 'rights' to CC to license your work for you.

Which then will be put on a big database for court action, etc.

I think that's what they refer to as an 'exclusive license' however I'm not entirely sure so don't go carving it in stone.

ydx · #6 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

Im not fully sure but heres my theory.

You get a standard CC license which protects you from certain things, but after that period of your license has expired and you are no longer covered you will give 'permission' or 'rights' to CC to license your work for you.

Which then will be put on a big database for court action, etc.

I think that's what they refer to as an 'exclusive license' however I'm not entirely sure so don't go carving it in stone.

Thanks Rob. With the database CC is building, I wonder how long would it take for court action?

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