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RMS says Creative Commons Unacceptable
Mr A Coward writes "Richard Stallman has stated in an interview that he no longer supports Creative Commons licenses. In the interview carried on LinuxP2P.com, and which is largely about the P2P and DRM issues, Stallman ends by saying: 'I no longer endorse Creative Commons. I cannot endorse Creative Commons as a whole, because some of its licenses are unacceptable.' He suggests instead using the GPL for creative works." The crux of his argument is that, since he disagrees with some of the CC licenses, and people tend to lump them all together, he feels compelled to reject them all. What's your take? Are some Creative Commons licenses worth using, even if others aren't?
Call it the GNU\Creative Commons License. Problem solved.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
"As for the music factories--a.k.a. the major record companies--what they want is power. They will never accept P2P sharing as long as it remains a way to escape from their power. For their abuses against the people, they deserve to be abolished, and that should be everyone's goal. "
Hee-hee, he's so cute when he's going all nazi. Don't use the words "producers," "content," or "intellectual property." MP3s are evil. CDs with DRM aren't really CDs, they're "fake CDs" and they're "the face of the enemy." I swear, if he doesn't stop gritting his teeth at the universe he's gonna wear them down to the nub...
In other news, water is still wet, Microsoft is still a monopoly, and people dislike paying taxes.
The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.
He suggests instead using the GPL for creative works.
You mean he's pushing his own ideas as better then someone elses? I'm shocked, SHOCKED!
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
Someone forgot to give Stallman his medication this week. Who's turn is it?
At the very least, a shower would not hurt his chances at all.
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I agree with him on so many points, but goddamn it, every time he opens his mouth I have this overwhelming urge to go buy a rootkit CD.
This too, will end.
With regard to the topic of RMS and the points he makes concerning copyright law and fair use, I have this to say:
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes."
I fear that the Great Sith War may be upon us... j/k
Conversely, there is no god given right to protect your works either. Copyright is an entirely legal (and fairly recent) construct.
While that is true, methods besides copyright have been around for as long as humans. Its just that in todays society its frawned upon to just whack people over the head with a club if they take your shit.
"reality has a well-known liberal bias" - Steven Colbert