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Creative Commons In the News
An anonymous reader writes "MSNBC is running an article on a new licensing scheme being used to bring civility to the world of copyright." From the article: "Interest in Creative Commons licenses comes as artists, authors and traditional media companies begin to warm to the idea of the Internet as friend instead of foe, and race to capitalize on technologies such as file-sharing and digital copying." At the same time, mpesce writes "Boing Boing is
reporting that the Australian equivalent of the Screen Actors Guild, the MEAA, has forbidden its members to work in Creative Commons productions. 'The MEAA Board decided that it could grant none of the dispensations sought
by MOD Films, on the grounds that these would be inappropriate.'"
I suspect Creative Commons licensed work will just be assigned to shit that nobody wants anyway, just as "Free Software" licences are assigned to crappy software nobody wants to buy (eg, Linux).
Ah I think people took me to literally. I'm fortunate in that I have a day job that gives me enough time to create free content on the side, look at my website hey? However a lot of people are not so fortunate and have to combine their content creation with paying the bills somehow (you know, like a job). I also want some degree of control over said content, i.e. I do not want people representing my work as theirs, I do not want people modifying my work unless it is clear what those modifications are (i.e. I do not want them to insert errors into my work which they then distribute, making me look bad). Hint: these are all parts of the creative commons licenses that are available. As far as people making money off my work I have mixed feelings about that and am not quite sure where I stand on it (I think it depends on motivation/method that the other people make money off my work, if I get duly credited I'm a lot happier, if they steal my work, and take my name off of it I'm not so happy). In any event the making money thing is not the main concern, the main concern is that I, as the content creator, have rights and can exert them over my content. If you don't want to play by my rules, for someone I created and am offering to you, why should I be forced to play with you (like as in giving it away for free with no rights).