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Creative Commons License Flaws Claimed

Posted by kdawson on from the gaming-the-commons dept.

bloosqr writes "Dan Heller, in a series of three articles, claims to have found a number of problems with the Creative Commons license, particularly within the realm of photography. In the first article he states there is a problem with people relicensing copyrighted work under the CC license and having subsequent users of that copyrighted work sued by the original owner. In the second article he fleshes out these ideas and states that there is an increased risk of being sued if you use a CC license. Finally, in the third article, he states that people can 'game the CC license' for profit, by suing people who use your CC'd work which you have subsequently revoked from the CC license. This series of blogs has generated a fair amount of discussion on several photography forums, and I would like for the Slashdot community to clarify matters."

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  1. How often does that happen? by autophile · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...there is a problem with people relicensing copyrighted work under the CC license and having subsequent users of that copyrighted work sued by the original owner

    First, how often does that really happen?

    Second, why is this a problem with CC? It would be a problem with anyone placing a copyrighted work under any license, or even claiming copyright on a work copyrighted by someone else. It's more a problem with copyright and the legal system.

    --Rob

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  2. ummmm by demonbug · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "...and I would like for the Slashdot community to clarify matters."


    I LOL'd.

  3. Why should I worry about Dan Heller's opinions? by jdgeorge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As far as I can tell, DHINAL (Dan Heller is not a lawyer). Why would I worry about his opinions, rather than the well informed opinion of Lawrence Lessig, the law professor who actually founded the Creative Commons, and uses the licenses extensively?

  4. WANLBWPLOTV by WED+Fan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would like for the Slashdot community to clarify matters.

    ??!!!??!!

    Do you actually think that the /. community contains anything but dangerous and specious interpretations of legal matters?

    What next?

    You're going to write to a Garden community to ask for medical advice?

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